2022 Deaths – All Causes – Both Sexes – All Ages | Colorado, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for individuals of all ages in Colorado

1. 46,786 of 46,786 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 26% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 37,175 of 37,175 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 9,611 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 43,168 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 26% 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 individuals of all ages 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, 46,786 of 5,750,399 individuals of all ages living in Colorado died from All Causes.

46,786 ÷ 5,750,399 = 0.00814 (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 460,267 deaths from All Causes among 71,197,139 individuals of all ages living in Colorado in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

460,267 ÷ 71,197,139 = 0.00646 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

5,750,399 X 0.00646 = 37,175 expected deaths

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

46,786 – 37,175 = 9,611

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

46,786 ÷ 37,175 = 1.2566

This reveals 9,611 lives lost and is 125.66% of what we expected (an increase of 26%) in deaths from All Causes among individuals of all ages 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):

285,051 ÷ 38,902,794 = 0.00733 (5-yr CDR)

5,750,399(2022 pop) X 0.00733 = 42,135 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

46,786 – 42,135 = 4,651 or 4,651 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

46,786 ÷ 42,135 = 1.1089 or an increase of 11%

for deaths from All Causes among individuals of all ages 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

44,653,193 X 0.00646 = 288,669 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

331837 – 288,669 = 43,168 or 43,168 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

331,837 ÷ 288,669 = 1.1478 or an increase of 15%

in deaths from All Causes among individuals of all ages living in Colorado in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.