1996 — Exposure to excessive natural cold/hypothermia (ICD-9 E901 code); esp. PA/43–685

–685 CDC Wonder. (Average hypothermia death rate was 0.25 per 100,000 population.)

Death rate for hypothermia per 100,000 population, where noted.

Alabama 18 0.42
Alaska 11 1.81 Highest loss of life per 100,000 population of any State.
Arizona 11 0.24
Arkansas 11 0.43
California 15 0.05
Georgia 13 0.17
Illinois 39 0.32
Indiana 12 0.20
Iowa 11 0.38
Kentucky 18 0.46
Maryland 14 0.27
Massachusetts 15 0.24
Michigan 28 0.29
Minnesota 16 0.34
Missouri 20 0.37
Montana 12 1.35 Second highest loss of life per 100,000 population.
New Jersey 19 0.23
New Mexico 14 0.80
New York 35 0.19
North Carolina 27 0.36
Ohio 15 0.13
Oklahoma 17 0.51
Oregon 14 0.43
Pennsylvania 43 0.35 Largest loss of life of any State.
South Carolina 19 0.50
Tennessee 19 0.35
Texas 25 0.13
Virginia 25 0.37
Washington 18 0.32
Wisconsin 19 0.36

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1979-1998. CDC WONDER On-line Database, compiled from Compressed Mortality File CMF 1968-1988, Series 20, No. 2A, 2000 and CMF 1989-1998, Series 20, No. 2E, 2003. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd9.html on Aug 29, 2021 12:35:43 PM