2022 Deaths – All Causes – Female – Ages 70-74 | Kentucky, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly women aged 70-74 in Kentucky

1. 3,115 of 3,115 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 7% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 2,909 of 2,909 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 206 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 263 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 7% 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 women 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, 3,115 of 114,545 elderly women aged 70-74 living in Kentucky died from All Causes.

3,115 ÷ 114,545 = 0.02719 (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 28,625 deaths from All Causes among 1,127,165 elderly women aged 70-74 living in Kentucky in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

28,625 ÷ 1,127,165 = 0.02540 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

114,545 X 0.02540 = 2,909 expected deaths

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

3,115 – 2,909 = 206

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

3,115 ÷ 2,909 = 1.0704

This reveals 206 lives lost and is 107.04% of what we expected (an increase of 7%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 70-74 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):

18,159 ÷ 712,806 = 0.02548 (5-yr CDR)

114,545(2022 pop) X 0.02548 = 2,918 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

3,115 – 2,918 = 197 or 197 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

3,115 ÷ 2,918 = 1.0671 or an increase of 7%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 70-74 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

827,351 X 0.02540 = 21,011 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

21274 – 21,011 = 263 or 263 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

21,274 ÷ 21,011 = 1.0121 or an increase of 1%

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