"Figure 1. Deaths Classified as ""Heat-Related"" in the United States, 1979-2022",, Source: EPA's Climate Change Indicators in the United States: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators,, "Data source: CDC, 2024",, Web update: June 2024,, Units: death rate (per million people),, ,, Year,Underlying cause of death (all year),Underlying and contributing causes of death (May-Sept) 1979,0.24038954, 1980,2.87259485, 1981,0.48804399, 1982,0.32369244, 1983,0.87260877, 1984,0.39419784, 1985,0.47477852, 1986,0.57038206, 1987,0.62295006, 1988,0.85836222, 1989,0.38056409, 1990,0.59054617, 1991,0.39116818, 1992,0.26110021, 1993,0.46149473, 1994,0.38367814, 1995,1.36643512, 1996,0.45262168, 1997,0.35193625, 1998,0.81512038, 1999,2.12872578,3.766482824 2000,1.06956848,1.716284304 2001,1.05274625,1.859851716 2002,1.21686142,2.134722601 2003,0.94102908,1.396032145 2004,0.77184396,1.007495431 2005,1.57689958,2.341662033 2006,2.08459074,3.348080617 2007,1.02579013,1.782683824 2008,0.97338334,1.637651699 2009,1.14743373,1.789605449 2010,1.53524486,2.571697085 2011,1.88387429,3.218953847 2012,1.50996751,2.65677827 2013,1.17673541,2.037144103 2014,0.76523318,1.267025435 2015,1.05469866,1.792054367 2016,1.4173971,2.522224098 2017,1.42761014,2.698643676 2018,1.63524833,3.080991246 2019,1.53851064,2.766272604 2020,2.03955199,3.499409894 2021,2.82319271,4.820819989 2022,2.93140257,