1969 – Excessive natural heat, ICD-8 code E900, especially CA/36 TX/28 AZ/22 LA/15–271

–271 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 5
Arizona 22 (3rd highest State loss of life)
Arkansas 14
California 36 (highest State loss of life)
Colorado 2
Florida 6
Georgia 9
Idaho 1
Illinois 9
Indiana 3
Iowa 5
Kansas 6
Kentucky 2
Louisiana 15
Maryland 1
Massachusetts 2
Michigan 4
Minnesota 3
Mississippi 13
Missouri 14
Nebraska 4
Nevada 1
New Jersey 2
New Mexico 2
New York 7
North Carolina 8
North Dakota 1
Ohio 6
Oklahoma 6
Oregon 1
Pennsylvania 10
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 6
South Dakota 2
Tennessee 7
Texas 28 (largest state loss of life)
Virginia 4
Washington 5

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 4-2-2022 at: http://wonder.cdc.gov