2022 Deaths – All Causes – Female – Ages 50-54 | Kansas, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for women aged 50-54 in Kansas

1. 325 of 325 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 9% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 297 of 297 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 28 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 340 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 9% 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 women aged 50-54 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, 325 of 81,167 women aged 50-54 living in Kansas died from All Causes.

325 ÷ 81,167 = 0.00400 (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 5,279 deaths from All Causes among 1,443,372 women aged 50-54 living in Kansas in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

5,279 ÷ 1,443,372 = 0.00366 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

81,167 X 0.00366 = 297 expected deaths

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

325 – 297 = 28

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

325 ÷ 297 = 1.0918

This reveals 28 lives lost and is 109.18% of what we expected (an increase of 9%) in deaths from All Causes among women aged 50-54 living in Kansas 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):

2,539 ÷ 609,020 = 0.00417 (5-yr CDR)

81,167(2022 pop) X 0.00417 = 338 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

325 – 338 = -13 or 13 lives saved

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

325 ÷ 338 = 0.9581 or a decrease of 4%

for deaths from All Causes among women aged 50-54 living in Kansas 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

690,187 X 0.00366 = 2,524 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

2864 – 2,524 = 340 or 340 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

2,864 ÷ 2,524 = 1.1315 or an increase of 13%

in deaths from All Causes among women aged 50-54 living in Kansas in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.