2022 Deaths – All Causes – Male – Ages 55-59 | Washington, United States

2022 vs New Normal™ for men aged 55-59 in Washington

1. 2,012 of 2,012 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 14% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 1,770 of 1,770 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 242 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 531 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 14% 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 55-59 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, 2,012 of 230,664 men aged 55-59 living in Washington died from All Causes.

2,012 ÷ 230,664 = 0.00872 (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 23,028 deaths from All Causes among 3,000,708 men aged 55-59 living in Washington in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

23,028 ÷ 3,000,708 = 0.00767 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

230,664 X 0.00767 = 1,770 expected deaths

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

2,012 – 1,770 = 242

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

2,012 ÷ 1,770 = 1.1351

This reveals 242 lives lost and is 113.51% of what we expected (an increase of 14%) in deaths from All Causes among men aged 55-59 living in Washington 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):

13,203 ÷ 1,682,789 = 0.00785 (5-yr CDR)

230,664(2022 pop) X 0.00785 = 1,810 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

2,012 – 1,810 = 202 or 202 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

2,012 ÷ 1,810 = 1.1103 or an increase of 11%

for deaths from All Causes among men aged 55-59 living in Washington 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

1,913,453 X 0.00767 = 14,684 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

15215 – 14,684 = 531 or 531 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

15,215 ÷ 14,684 = 1.0348 or an increase of 3%

in deaths from All Causes among men aged 55-59 living in Washington in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.