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QuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Deaths Attributed to Excessive Cold or Hypothermia,* by Month — United States, 2023
Weekly / February 27, 2025 / 74(6);107
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* Deaths attributed to excessive cold or hypothermia were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying cause of death code X31 (Exposure to excessive natural cold) and multiple cause of death code T68 (Hypothermia).
In 2023, a total of 1,024 deaths were attributed to excessive cold or hypothermia. The majority of deaths occurred during January–February and November–December, with the highest percentage occurring in January (19.9%).
Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/175597
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm
Reported by: Matthew F. Garnett, MPH, Mgarnett@cdc.gov.
For more information on this topic, CDC recommends the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/winter-weather/prevention/index.html.
Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Deaths Attributed to Excessive Cold or Hypothermia, by Month — United States, 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74:107. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7406a6.
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