1976 – Exposure to excessive natural heat (ICD-8 E900), esp. CA (25) and AZ (11) — 100

–100 CDC WONDER. (Average hypothermia death rate was 0.05 per 100,000 population. )

Arizona 11 0.47 Highest loss of life per 100,000 population of any State.
California 25 0.11 Highest loss of life of any State.

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 at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd8.html on Oct 11, 2021 12:59:31 PM