viernes, 14 de septiembre de 2012

QuickStats: Number of Heat-Related Deaths,* by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States,† 1999–2010§

Weekly
September 14, 2012 / 61(36);729

The figure shows the number of heat-related deaths, by sex in the United States, during 1999-2010, according to the National Vital Statistics System. From 1999 to 2010, a total of 7,415 deaths in the United States, an average of 618 per year, were associated with exposure to excessive natural heat. The highest yearly total of heat-related deaths (1,050) was in 1999 and the lowest (295) in 2004. Approximately 68% of heat-related deaths were among males.

* Deaths attributed to exposure to natural heat, as the underlying and contributing causes of death, are coded as X30 and T67, according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.

† U.S. residents only.

§ Data for 2010 are preliminary.

From 1999 to 2010, a total of 7,415 deaths in the United States, an average of 618 per year, were associated with exposure to excessive natural heat. The highest yearly total of heat-related deaths (1,050) was in 1999 and the lowest (295) in 2004. Approximately 68% of heat-related deaths were among males.

Source: National Vital Statistics System. Mortality public use data files, 1999–2009. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/vitalstatsonline.htm.

Reported by: Jiaquan Xu, MD, jax4@cdc.gov, 301-458-4086.

Alternate Text: The figure above shows the number of heat-related deaths, by sex in the United States, during 1999-2010, according to the National Vital Statistics System. From 1999 to 2010, a total of 7,415 deaths in the United States, an average of 618 per year, were associated with exposure to excessive natural heat. The highest yearly total of heat-related deaths (1,050) was in 1999 and the lowest (295) in 2004. Approximately 68% of heat-related deaths were among males.