MEASURE THAT!!!!!!
This figure (click here) shows the annual rates for deaths classified as “heat-related” by medical professionals in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The orange line shows deaths for which heat was listed as the main (underlying) cause.* The blue line shows deaths for which heat was listed as either the underlying or contributing cause of death during the months from May to September, based on a broader set of data that became available in 1999.
This is only heat related deaths. ONLY. There are deaths by fire and flooding not measured in that graph or counted in these statistics.
