2022 Deaths – All Causes – Teen-aged – Ages 15-19 | Colorado, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for teens aged 15-19 in Colorado

1. 276 of 276 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 27% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 213 of 213 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 63 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 180 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 27% 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 teens aged 15-19 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, 276 of 373,129 teens aged 15-19 living in Colorado died from All Causes.

276 ÷ 373,129 = 0.00074 (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 2,847 deaths from All Causes among 4,988,285 teens aged 15-19 living in Colorado in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

2,847 ÷ 4,988,285 = 0.00057 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

373,129 X 0.00057 = 213 expected deaths

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

276 – 213 = 63

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

276 ÷ 213 = 1.2737

This reveals 63 lives lost and is 127.37% of what we expected (an increase of 27%) in deaths from All Causes among teens aged 15-19 living in Colorado 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):

1,560 ÷ 2,528,339 = 0.00062 (5-yr CDR)

373,129(2022 pop) X 0.00062 = 230 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

276 – 230 = 46 or 46 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

276 ÷ 230 = 1.1797 or an increase of 18%

for deaths from All Causes among teens aged 15-19 living in Colorado 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

2,901,468 X 0.00057 = 1,656 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

1836 – 1,656 = 180 or 180 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

1,836 ÷ 1,656 = 1.0896 or an increase of 9%

in deaths from All Causes among teens aged 15-19 living in Colorado in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.