A Rise in Hypothermia Deaths Due to Cold Weather

In 2023, 166 Californians died from hypothermia, double the number who died in 2015.

Age-adjusted hypothermia deaths per 1 million California residents:

Notes: Margin of error for annual rates is roughly plus or minus half a death per million residents. Rates based on deaths with ICD-10 diagnosis codes T68 and/or X31.
Source: Death certificate data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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