More Californians Are Freezing to Death. Experts Point to More Older Homeless People.

(By Phillip Reese for KFF Health News)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A growing number of people — many of them older and homeless — are freezing to death during winter.

Hypothermia from exposure to cold temperatures was the underlying or contributing cause of death for 166 Californians last year, more than double the number a decade ago, according to provisional death certificate data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The age-adjusted rate of 3.7 deaths per million residents in 2023 was the highest in the state in at least 25 years. Continue reading here…

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