1968 – Excessive natural heat, ICD-8 code E900, esp. NY/22, OH/19, PA/16, CA/15 — 231

–231 CDC Wonder Online Database. Compressed Mortality File 1968-1978. Excessive Heat.
(Number applies only to direct deaths (such as heat stroke); does not include heat as
contributing or instigating factor.)

Alabama 6
Arizona 6
Arkansas 2
California 25
Connecticut 5
District of Col. 1
Florida 7
Georgia 5
Idaho 1
Illinois 12
Indiana 11
Iowa 4
Kansas 3
Kentucky 3
Louisiana 2
Maryland 3
Massachusetts 4
Michigan 8
Minnesota 6
Mississippi 3
Missouri 3
Nebraska 1
New Jersey 2
New Mexico 1
New York 22 (Highest State loss-of-life.)
North Carolina 8
Ohio 19
Oklahoma 3
Oregon 1
Pennsylvania 16
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 10
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 11
Texas 11
Vermont 1
Virginia 8
West Virginia 3
Wisconsin 3
Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1968-1978. CDC WONDER Online Database, compiled from Compressed Mortality File CMF 1968-1988, Series 20, No. 2A, 2000. Accessed 4-14-2022 at: http://wonder.cdc.gov