{"id":198544,"date":"2024-12-19T17:25:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/deaths-related-to-the-cold-have-grown-since-1999-in-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T17:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:25:56","slug":"deaths-related-to-the-cold-have-grown-since-1999-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/deaths-related-to-the-cold-have-grown-since-1999-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaths related to the cold have grown since 1999 in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/survey_cta_footprint.jpg?resize=763,456&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deaths related to the cold have grown since 1999 in the U.S.\" title=\"Deaths related to the cold have grown since 1999 in the U.S.\" \/><\/div> \r\n<br><div data-component=\"video-embed\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, deaths from cold temperatures have increased in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1999 to 2022, the <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/10.1001\/jama.2024.25194?guestAccessKey=c7859fb9-b0b4-40c8-a442-cce103a0727a&amp;utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_content=tfl&amp;utm_term=121924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">country\u2019s age-adjusted, cold-related mortality rate rose<\/a> from about 4 per 1 million people to 9, researchers report December 19 in the <em>Journal of the American<\/em>\u00a0<em>Medical Association<\/em>. These are deaths for which exposure to the cold was the main cause or was a contributor. The rise in the cold-related death rate during the study period was driven by an increase from 2017 to 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"sn-conversion rich-text rich-text--with-sidebar\">\n<style><![CDATA[\n.email-conversion {\n  border: 1px solid #ffcccb;\n  color: white;\n  margin-top: 50px;\n  background-image: url(\"\/wp-content\/themes\/sciencenews\/client\/src\/images\/cta-module@2x.jpg\");\n  padding: 20px;\n  clear: both;\n}\n\n]]><\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rich-text embedded-conversion-content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf83OekELCTbhuYw3Iu-p8OWiE9-uE56ZFNbeTapotBaa1rIg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">\n  <\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf83OekELCTbhuYw3Iu-p8OWiE9-uE56ZFNbeTapotBaa1rIg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">\n<\/a>\n\n<style><![CDATA[\n#dynamic-conversion {\n  border: 1px solid #ffcccb;\n  max-width: 100%;\n  height: auto;\n  clear: both;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<\/aside>\n\n\n<p>Among different age groups, the oldest had the highest cold-related death rate. Those 75 and older saw a rate of 42 per 1 million people in 2022. Older people are more susceptible to the cold in part because it\u2019s harder for their bodies to generate heat and stay warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was also a higher burden of cold-related deaths in some racial and ethnic groups in 2022. Among American Indian or Alaska Native people, the death rate was 63 per 1 million people. For Black people, the rate was 15 per 1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Risks from structural factors like a lack of heat are disproportionately experienced by racial and ethnic minority groups. For example, 2 percent of U.S. households, on average, have heating deficiencies, but that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huduser.gov\/portal\/publications\/HNAIHousingNeeds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rises to 12 percent for American Indian and Alaska Native people<\/a> in tribal areas, according to a 2017 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report. And research has found that Black people are <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7966972\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more likely to live in older homes with inefficient heating systems<\/a> and inadequate insulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exposure to excessive cold can lead to hypothermia, when a person\u2019s core temperature falls below 35 degrees Celsius because the body can\u2019t produce heat quickly enough to compensate for its loss. During hypothermia, which is a medical emergency, the cardiovascular and respiratory systems can\u2019t function properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new study was not designed to determine why the cold-related death rate has risen. The authors propose some factors to investigate, including whether there are ties to the increasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huduser.gov\/portal\/datasets\/ahar\/2023-ahar-part-1-pit-estimates-of-homelessness-in-the-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number of people experiencing homelessness<\/a> in the United States \u2014 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1660-4601\/15\/4\/632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major risk factor for exposure to dangerous cold<\/a> \u2014\u00a0or to more frequent episodes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/blog\/science-the-public\/what-we-can-and-cant-say-about-arctic-warming-and-us-winters\">severe winter weather<\/a> (<em>SN: 3\/16\/18<\/em>). \u00a0<a id=\"_msocom_1\"\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"article-footer__feedback___sNXjz\">Questions or comments on this article? 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