People die daily from causes ranging from common ailments, such as heart disease, to rare occurrences, such as getting hit by lightning. But during which month do the most deaths happen in the United States? The deadliest month in the U.S. is the one that heralds the New Year: January.
Longstanding research and trends have pinpointed January as the deadliest month of any year.
Several studies show you have a greater chance of dying on Christmas, the day after Christmas or New Year's Day than any other single day of the year. This is true for people who die of natural causes, which account for 93% of all deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Cold deaths outnumbered heat deaths by a factor of twenty when averaged over all 13 countries studied. However, this study did not control for the seasonal cycle in death rates; deaths are always higher in winter, due to influenza and other non-weather-related factors.
From a longevity standpoint, a cold environment has been shown to be optimal vs. a warmer environment in terms of median and maximal lifespan in a variety of species.
This means that on average, from 1980-2014, the greatest number of deaths occur in January while the least number of deaths occur in September.
The age-standardised death rate (SDR) for February was 35.8 deaths per 100,000 people, lower than the baseline average (37.0) and the rate for 2022 (40.7).
Females have lower mortality rates than males in these age groups. Injuries (including road traffic injuries and drowning), violence, self-harm, infectious diseases such as respiratory infections and maternal conditions (complications for pregnancy) are leading causes of death among adolescents and young adults.
By comparison, heart disease, which is typically the number one cause of death in the U.S. each year, led to the death of about 2,000 people per day and cancer claimed nearly 1,700 lives per day, on average, based on data from 2022.
In the Christian liturgical calendar, November is entirely devoted to the deceased. That's why it is dubbed “Month of the Dead”. Most celebrations occur at the beginning of the month: November 1st is All Saints' Day, a tribute to all saints, while November 2nd is All Souls' Day, dedicated to praying for the dead.
A death anniversary (or deathday) is the anniversary of the death of a person. It is the opposite of birthday.
The Deadliest Holiday of the Year Might Surprise You. National statistics show that Memorial Day is the deadliest holiday in the United States. This holiday accounts for more fatalities than Labor Day, the 4th of July, and even New Year's Eve.
Ischaemic heart disease was the leading single cause of deaths in Australia, responsible for 17,331 deaths in 2021, about one in 10 of total deaths that year. Males were more prone to the disease, accounting for 10,371 (59.8%) of the deaths compared to 6,960 (40.2%) for females.
In 2022, there were 1,194 road crash deaths. This is an increase of 5.8 per cent from 2021. Over the decade national fatalities have remained largely flat.
There were 67.1 million deaths in 2022. The world population, therefore, increased by 65.81 million in 2022 (that is a net increase of 0.84%). The second chart shows the annual number of deaths by world region from 1950 to 2021.
* Deaths include U.S. residents only. In 2017, an average of 7,708 deaths occurred each day.
Another reason for living longer in colder climates is when your colder, the body needs additional mitochondria to warm you up, and mitochondria also slows the aging process.
Warm Weather is Safer
Studies have shown that death rates are higher in cold climates. People who have easy access to heat & good housing may not be as affected, but for those who are struggling, the winter & cold weather could be a killer.
Taller people tend to get cold faster than shorter people because a larger surface area means more heat loss.
Violent winds from a hurricane or tornado, lightning from thunderstorms, and rising floodwaters come to mind. But the weather event that actually produces the greatest number of fatalities is heat.
Both heat and cold can kill. But cold is far more deadly. For every death linked to heat, nine are tied to cold.