1968 – Excessive natural cold; ICD-8 code E901; esp. NY/34, IL/26, VA/24 PA/23 TN/22–494

–424 CDC Wonder. ICD-8 code E901, excessive cold, 1968.)

Alabama 9
Alaska 1
Arizona 8 Pennsylvania 23
Arkansas 7 Rhode Island 2
California 6 South Carolina 16
Colorado 4 South Dakota 16
Connecticut 7 Tennessee 22
Delaware 0 Texas 15
District of Columbia 4 Utah 2
Florida 2 Vermont 2
Georgia 13 Virginia 24
Idaho 8 Washington 4
Illinois (2nd US high) 26 West Virginia 9
Indiana 12 Wisconsin 14
Iowa 7 Wyoming 2
Kansas 16
Kentucky 13
Maine 6
Maryland 3
Massachusetts 11
Michigan 20
Minnesota 20
Mississippi 8
Missouri 7
Montana 3
Nebraska 10
Nevada 1
New Hampshire 0
New Jersey 8
New Mexico 10
New York 34 Largest loss of life in a US State.
North Carolina 15
North Dakota 15 At 2.46 deaths per 100K, highest death rate in the US – avg. 0.25.
Ohio 22
Oklahoma 1
Oregon 2
Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1968-1978. CDC WONDER Online Database. Accessed 4-15-2022 at http://wonder.cdc.gov