2022 Deaths – All Causes – Female – Ages 45-49 | Kentucky, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for women aged 45-49 in Kentucky

1. 574 of 574 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 34% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 427 of 427 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 147 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 946 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 34% 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 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, 574 of 132,939 women aged 45-49 living in Kentucky died from All Causes.

574 ÷ 132,939 = 0.00432 (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 7,633 deaths from All Causes among 2,375,261 women aged 45-49 living in Kentucky in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

7,633 ÷ 2,375,261 = 0.00321 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

132,939 X 0.00321 = 427 expected deaths

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

574 – 427 = 147

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

574 ÷ 427 = 1.3394

This reveals 147 lives lost and is 133.94% of what we expected (an increase of 34%) in deaths from All Causes among women aged 45-49 living in Kentucky 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):

3,991 ÷ 993,137 = 0.00402 (5-yr CDR)

132,939(2022 pop) X 0.00402 = 534 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

574 – 534 = 40 or 40 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

574 ÷ 534 = 1.0718 or an increase of 7%

for deaths from All Causes among women aged 45-49 living in Kentucky 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

1,126,076 X 0.00321 = 3,619 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

4565 – 3,619 = 946 or 946 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

4,565 ÷ 3,619 = 1.2576 or an increase of 26%

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