2022 Deaths – Unknown Causes – Male – Ages 20-24 | California, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for men aged 20-24 in California

1. 487 of 1,660 total deaths were from Unknown Causes
2. 29.34% of all deaths were from Unknown Causes
3. This is down 11% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 532 of 1,540 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 45 fewer than expected deaths from Unknown Causes in 2022.
6. 120 excess All Cause deaths in 2022.
7. 412 fewer than expected deaths from Unknown Causes (2015-2022)
8. 671 excess All Cause deaths over the first 8 years of California’s New Normal™.

1. To show this year’s deaths from Unknown Causes are down 11% 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 men aged 20-24 were there?” and
• “How many of them died from Unknown Causes?”

The following 2 charts provide this information:

From the charts, we can see that in 2022, 487 of 1,363,295 men aged 20-24 living in California died from Unknown Causes.

487 ÷ 1,363,295 = 0.00036 (2022 CDR)

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

The table shows there were a total of 8,221 deaths from Unknown Causes among 21,076,813 men aged 20-24 living in California in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

8,221 ÷ 21,076,813 = 0.00039 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

1,363,295 X 0.00039 = 532 expected deaths

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

487 – 532 = -45

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

487 ÷ 532 = 0.8929

This reveals 45 lives saved and is 89.29% of what we expected (a decrease of 11%) in deaths from Unknown Causes among men aged 20-24 living in California 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):

3,445 ÷ 9,772,959 = 0.00035 (5-yr CDR)

1,363,295(2022 pop) X 0.00035 = 481 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

487 – 481 = 6 or 6 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

487 ÷ 481 = 0.9854 or an increase of 1%

for deaths from Unknown Causes among men aged 20-24 living in California 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

11,136,254 X 0.00039 = 4,344 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

3932 – 4,344 = -412 or 412 lives saved

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

3,932 ÷ 4,344 = 0.8826 or a decrease of 12%

in deaths from Unknown Causes among men aged 20-24 living in California in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.