Heat-related deaths in the US

The number of heat-related deaths reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention increased in recent years as the U.S. saw some of its hottest years on record.

Bars show high death tolls from heat in recent years.
2023 count was provisional data
Chart: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: Jeffrey T. Howard, et al., JAMA, 2024 Get the data Embed Download image Created with Datawrapper