2022 Deaths – All Causes – Female – Ages 55-59 | Alaska, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for women aged 55-59 in Alaska

1. 143 of 143 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 99.99% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 40% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 102 of 102 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 41 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 199 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 40% compared to Old Normal rates, we need to calculate the rates for both 2022 and for the Old Normal.

Remember, death rates are calculated to answer these questions:

• “How many women aged 55-59 were there?” and
• “How many of them died from All Causes?”

The following 2 charts provide this information:

From the charts, we can see that in 2022, 143 of 20,259 women aged 55-59 living in Alaska died from All Causes.

143 ÷ 20,259 = 0.00706 (2022 CDR)

We’ll use the table below to calculate our Old Normal rate for deaths from All Causes

The table shows there were a total of 1,508 deaths from All Causes among 300,168 women aged 55-59 living in Alaska in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

1,508 ÷ 300,168 = 0.00502 (Old Normal CDR)

We can use the Old Normal rate to predict this year’s deaths:

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

20,259 X 0.00502 = 102 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths shows lives saved or lost:

143 – 102 = 41

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths gives us the comparative rates:

143 ÷ 102 = 1.4022

This reveals 41 lives lost and is 140.22% of what we expected (an increase of 40%) in deaths from All Causes among women aged 55-59 living in Alaska in 2022, as compared to the Old Normal.

This is the same method used by Public Health to calculate the 5-yr CDR (Cumulative Death Rate):

980 ÷ 163,657 = 0.00599 (5-yr CDR)

20,259(2022 pop) X 0.00599 = 121 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

143 – 121 = 22 or 22 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

143 ÷ 121 = 1.1768 or an increase of 18%

for deaths from All Causes among women aged 55-59 living in Alaska in 2022, as compared to the previous 5 years.

Compare our Old Normal to the 5yr CDR. Does it tell the same story your TV does?

Finally, the same method can also be used to compare our Old Normal rate to the New Normal™ rate:

New Normal™ population X Old Normal rate = expected deaths

183,916 X 0.00502 = 924 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

1123 – 924 = 199 or 199 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

1,123 ÷ 924 = 1.2130 or an increase of 21%

in deaths from All Causes among women aged 55-59 living in Alaska in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.