Heat-related deaths breakdown in Oregon 2021, by age
During the 2021 heatwave in Oregon, most of the suspected heat-related deaths were of adults in the age group of 60 to 69 year-olds. 60 to 69 year-olds accounted for 37 percent of all deaths from hyperthermia. Oregon was among the states most affected by the heatwave in the Pacific Northwest, which occurred between late June and mid-July 2021, with temperatures breaking