2022 Deaths – All Causes – Male – Ages 45-49 | Iowa, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for men aged 45-49 in Iowa

1. 376 of 376 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 22% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 306 of 306 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 70 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 296 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 22% 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 men aged 45-49 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, 376 of 90,225 men aged 45-49 living in Iowa died from All Causes.

376 ÷ 90,225 = 0.00417 (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 5,466 deaths from All Causes among 1,611,415 men aged 45-49 living in Iowa in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

5,466 ÷ 1,611,415 = 0.00339 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

90,225 X 0.00339 = 306 expected deaths

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

376 – 306 = 70

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

376 ÷ 306 = 1.2250

This reveals 70 lives lost and is 122.50% of what we expected (an increase of 22%) in deaths from All Causes among men aged 45-49 living in Iowa 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):

2,405 ÷ 642,418 = 0.00374 (5-yr CDR)

90,225(2022 pop) X 0.00374 = 338 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

376 – 338 = 38 or 38 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

376 ÷ 338 = 1.1102 or an increase of 11%

for deaths from All Causes among men aged 45-49 living in Iowa 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

732,643 X 0.00339 = 2,485 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

2781 – 2,485 = 296 or 296 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

2,781 ÷ 2,485 = 1.1158 or an increase of 12%

in deaths from All Causes among men aged 45-49 living in Iowa in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.