TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - QuickStats: number of natural heat-related deaths, by sex and age group - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2018
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Xu, Jiaquan
SP  - 1006
EP  - 1006
VL  - 69
IS  - 30
N2  - In 2018, natural heat exposure was associated with 726 deaths among males and 282 deaths among females. Among males, the highest number of heat-related deaths was for those aged 55-64 years (150) and among females for those aged 65-74 years (58). The lowest numbers were for males (four) and females (two) aged 5-14 years. Approximately 72% of heat-related deaths were among males.     Source: National Vital Statistics System. Multiple cause of death data, 1999-2018. https://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd.html.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6930a6
ID  - ref1
ER  -