2022 Deaths – All Causes – Both Sexes – Ages 80+ | California, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly men and women aged 80+ in California

1. 138,098 of 138,098 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 7% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 129,396 of 129,396 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 8,702 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 59,343 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 7% 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 elderly men and women aged 80+ 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, 138,098 of 714,480 elderly men and women aged 80+ living in California died from All Causes.

138,098 ÷ 714,480 = 0.19328 (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 1,598,511 deaths from All Causes among 8,826,436 elderly men and women aged 80+ living in California in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

1,598,511 ÷ 8,826,436 = 0.18110 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

714,480 X 0.18110 = 129,396 expected deaths

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

138,098 – 129,396 = 8,702

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

138,098 ÷ 129,396 = 1.0672

This reveals 8,702 lives lost and is 106.72% of what we expected (an increase of 7%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly men and women aged 80+ 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):

890,004 ÷ 4,634,678 = 0.19203 (5-yr CDR)

714,480(2022 pop) X 0.19203 = 137,203 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

138,098 – 137,203 = 895 or 895 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

138,098 ÷ 137,203 = 1.0065 or an increase of 1%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly men and women aged 80+ 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

5,349,158 X 0.18110 = 968,759 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

1028102 – 968,759 = 59,343 or 59,343 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

1,028,102 ÷ 968,759 = 1.0612 or an increase of 6%

in deaths from All Causes among elderly men and women aged 80+ living in California in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.