Extreme weather in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2022 | Statista

In 2022, 148 people died due to extreme heat and 22 people died due to extreme cold in the United States. During the previous year, 190 people died due to extreme heat, and 106 died due to extreme cold nationwide.

Number of deaths due to extreme weather in the U.S. from 1995 to 2022

Characteristic	Extreme heat	Extreme cold
2022	148	22
2021	190	106
2020	51	13
2019	63	35
2018	108	36
2017	107	26
2016	94	31
2015	45	53
2014	20	43
2013	92	24
2012	155	8
2011	206	29
2010	108	34
2009	45	33
2008	71	44
2007	105	47
2006	253	2
2005	158	24
2004	6	27
2003	36	20
2002	167	11
2001	166	4
2000	158	26
1995	1,021	22

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June 2023

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United States

Survey time period

1995 to 2022

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