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"In the United States: 6,660 people died from hypothermia or exposure to cold from 2006 to 2010, an average of 1,320 deaths a year." [1] It isn't split up alon
by nsxwolf 3y ago
"In the United States: 6,660 people died from hypothermia or exposure to cold from 2006 to 2010, an average of 1,320 deaths a year." [1]
It isn't split up along poverty vs. accident lines, but this is not a major cause of death in the US.
[1] http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr076.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr076.pdf
- JohnFen 3y agoThe deaths amongst the homeless are underrepresented in the statistics for obvious reasons. But ignoring that... > this is not a major cause of death in the US. Wait, so people dying due to poverty isn't something that deserves attention just because it isn't common enough?
- ars 3y agoThis discussion is if the United States has an issue with poverty, and the answer is: no it does not. A tiny fraction of people dying from cold is not an indication that the US has a poverty issue. Sure help them, no one is disputing that, but that's also not what's being discussed here.