From 2004 to 2018, over 6,600 white, non-Hispanic individuals in the U.S. died due to heat-related causes. This statistic shows the number of heat-related deaths in the United States from 2004 to 2018, by race/ethnicity.
Number of heat-related deaths in the United States from 2004 to 2018, by race/ethnicity*
* Heat-related deaths are identified using ICD-10 codes X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat), P81.0 (environmental hyperthermia of newborn), and T67 (effects of heat and light). Includes heat-related codes as the underlying cause and as a contributing cause.
Data from the CDC National Vital Statistics System
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CDC, & MMWR. (June 19, 2020). Number of heat-related deaths in the United States from 2004 to 2018, by race/ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130157/heat-related-deaths-number-by-ethnicity-us/
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CDC, MMWR. (2020). Number of heat-related deaths in the United States from 2004 to 2018, by race/ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130157/heat-related-deaths-number-by-ethnicity-us/
CDC, and MMWR. "Number of Heat-related Deaths in The United States from 2004 to 2018, by Race/Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130157/heat-related-deaths-number-by-ethnicity-us/
CDC & MMWR, Number of heat-related deaths in the United States from 2004 to 2018, by race/ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130157/heat-related-deaths-number-by-ethnicity-us/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Number of heat-related deaths in the United States from 2004 to 2018, by race/ethnicity* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, June 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130157/heat-related-deaths-number-by-ethnicity-us/
