ShareThisHurricane Katrina victims. Source: Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Multiple Cause of Death data, 2005.Cause of death of all 825 victims (Multiple causes of death were recorded for some victims.):-- 423..... Drowning-- 260 .... Physical injuries (such as head wounds, fractures)-- 259..... Preexisting health problems (heart disease, heart attack)-- 23 ...... Reaction to the elements (heatstroke, exhaustion)-- 10 ...... Pneumonia-- 9 ........ Fractures-- 4 ........ Heat-- 4 ........ Stress-- 3 ........ CrushedEducation level of victims:-- 146 ..... No high school-- 117 ..... Some high school-- 336 .... High school graduate-- 100 .... Some college-- 66 ...... College graduate-- 37 ...... Postgraduate study-- 23 ...... Not determinedPlace of death:-- 70 ....... Hospital, inpatient-- 15 ....... Emergency room-- 2 ......... Hospital, dead on arrival-- 383 ...... Home-- 65 ........ Nursing home-- 236 ...... Other-- 54 ........ UnknownDeaths by race:-- 416 ...... White-- 384 ....... Black-- 20 ......... Hispanic-- 4 ........... Asian-- 1 ........... American IndianCause of death of 493 people older than 65 years attributed directly to Hurricane Katrina (Multiple causes of death were recorded for some victims):- 18 ............ Reaction to the elements (heatstroke, exhaustion)- 120 ........... Preexisting health problems (heart disease, heart attack)- 185 ........... Physical injuries (head wounds, fractures))- 239 ........... Drowning Education level of senior citizen victims:-- 108 ............. No high school-- 61 ............... Some high school-- 207 ............. High school graduate-- 48 ............... Some college-- 40 ............... College graduate-- 19 ............... Postgraduate study-- 10 ................ Not determinedPlace of death of senior citizens:-- 54 .......... Hospital, inpatient-- 11 .......... Emergency room-- 1 ............ Hospital DOA-- 235 .......... Home-- 59 ............Nursing home-- 104 .......... Other-- 29 ............ Place unknownSenior citizen deaths by race:- 272 ......... White- 201 .......... Black- 15 ............ Hispanic- 4 .............. Asian- 1 .............. Unknown(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
Details on the Katrina death records
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