2022 Deaths – All Causes – Male – Ages 80+ | Connecticut, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly men aged 80+ in Connecticut

1. 6,974 of 6,974 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 8% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 6,432 of 6,432 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 542 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 5,821 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 8% 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 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, 6,974 of 32,289 elderly men aged 80+ living in Connecticut died from All Causes.

6,974 ÷ 32,289 = 0.21599 (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 88,370 deaths from All Causes among 443,588 elderly men aged 80+ living in Connecticut in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

88,370 ÷ 443,588 = 0.19922 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

32,289 X 0.19922 = 6,432 expected deaths

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

6,974 – 6,432 = 542

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

6,974 ÷ 6,432 = 1.0841

This reveals 542 lives lost and is 108.41% of what we expected (an increase of 8%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 80+ 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):

46,868 ÷ 208,760 = 0.22451 (5-yr CDR)

32,289(2022 pop) X 0.22451 = 7,249 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

6,974 – 7,249 = -275 or 275 lives saved

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

6,974 ÷ 7,249 = 0.9620 or a decrease of 4%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 80+ 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

241,049 X 0.19922 = 48,021 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

53842 – 48,021 = 5,821 or 5,821 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

53,842 ÷ 48,021 = 1.1212 or an increase of 12%

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