1977 — Exposure to excessive natural cold/hypothermia (ICD-8 E901); esp. OH/43 — 634

–634 CDC Wonder. (Average hypothermia death rate was 0.29 per 100,000 population. )

Death rate for hypothermia per 100,000 population.

Alabama 11 0.29
Alaska 15 3.77 Highest loss of life per 100,000 population of any State.
California 13 0.06
Colorado 10 0.37
Georgia 20 0.38
Illinois 33 0.29
Indiana 17 0.31
Kentucky 25 0.70
Michigan 31 0.34
Minnesota 20 0.50
Missouri 23 0.47
New Jersey 11 0.15
New York 27 0.15
North Carolina 31 0.55
Ohio 43 0.40 Highest loss of life of any State.
Pennsylvania 36 0.30 2nd highest state loss of life.
South Carolina 14 0.47
South Dakota 10 1.45
Tennessee 20 0.45
Virginia 34 0.65
Washington 11 0.29
West Virginia 18 0.94
Wisconsin 18 0.39

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1968-1978. CDC WONDER Online Database. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd8.html on Sep 17, 2021 3:31:57 PM