1973 – Excessive natural heat; ICD-8 code E900; esp. NY/31 VA/20 PA/16 MD/15 AZ/12-181

–181 CDC WONDER. Excessive Heat, ICD-8 code E-900, 1973.

Arizona 12
Arkansas 2
California 20 Wisconsin 1
Colorado 2
Delaware 1
District of Columbia 3
Florida 4
Georgia 2
Idaho 1
Illinois 3
Indiana 1
Iowa 1
Kansas 3
Louisiana 1
Maryland 15
Massachusetts 4
Michigan 8
Minnesota 2
Mississippi 3
Missouri 4
Nevada 2
New Jersey 4
New Mexico 1
New York 31 (Largest loss of life of any State.)
North Carolina 1
Ohio 4
Oklahoma 4
Pennsylvania 16
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 5
Tennessee 2
Texas 8
Utah 1
Virginia 4 Washington 1 Wisconsin 1

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Compressed Mortality File 1968-1978. CDC WONDER Online Database. Accessed 1-17-2022 at: https://wonder.cdc.gov/mortSQL.html