2022 Deaths – All Causes – Male – Ages 70-74 | Connecticut, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly men aged 70-74 in Connecticut

1. 1,792 of 1,792 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is down 14% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 2,071 of 2,071 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 279 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 2,200 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are down 14% 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 aged 70-74 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, 1,792 of 76,517 elderly men aged 70-74 living in Connecticut died from All Causes.

1,792 ÷ 76,517 = 0.02342 (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 19,917 deaths from All Causes among 735,806 elderly men aged 70-74 living in Connecticut in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

19,917 ÷ 735,806 = 0.02707 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

76,517 X 0.02707 = 2,071 expected deaths

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

1,792 – 2,071 = -279

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

1,792 ÷ 2,071 = 0.8649

This reveals 279 lives saved and is 86.49% of what we expected (a decrease of 14%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 70-74 living in Connecticut 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):

11,241 ÷ 486,233 = 0.02312 (5-yr CDR)

76,517(2022 pop) X 0.02312 = 1,769 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

1,792 – 1,769 = 23 or 23 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

1,792 ÷ 1,769 = 1.0126 or an increase of 1%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 70-74 living in Connecticut 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

562,750 X 0.02707 = 15,233 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

13033 – 15,233 = -2,200 or 2,200 lives saved

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

13,033 ÷ 15,233 = 0.8553 or a decrease of 14%

in deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 70-74 living in Connecticut in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.