Overview of deaths associated with natural events, United States, 1979-2004
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3897882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria T F Thacker (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry), Robin Lee (0000-0001-6083-8065, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry), Raquel I Sabogal, Raquel Sabogal (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Alden Henderson (0000-0002-0707-1093, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 303-315 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2008.01041.x |
| PMID | 18380857 |
| OpenAlex | W2068131262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 11 |
Analysis of the National Center for Health Statistics' Compressed Mortality File showed that between 1979 and 2004, natural events caused 21,491 deaths in the United States. During this 26-year period, there were 10,827 cold-related deaths and 5,279 heat-related deaths. Extreme cold or heat accounted for 75 per cent of the total number of deaths attributed to natural events- more than all of deaths resulting from lightning, storms and foods, and earth movements, such as earthquakes and landslides. Cold-related death rates were highest in the states of Alaska, Montana, New Mexico, and South Dakota, while heat-related deaths were highest in the states of Arizona, Missouri, and Arkansas. These deaths occurred more often among the elderly and black men. Other deaths were attributed to lightning (1,906), storms and foods (2,741), and earth movements (738). Most deaths associated with natural events are preventable and society can take action to decrease the morbidity and mortality connected with them
Climate change · Environmental health · Geography · Health statistics · Heat wave · Injury prevention · Meteorology · Mortality rate · Natural disaster · Poison control · Population · Storm · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Geology · Surgery
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| Citations per year | 0.71 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |