The data displays the number of injuries that were caused by extreme temperatures in the U.S. from 1995 to 2017. Heat waves caused 176 injuries in the U.S. in 2017. However, extreme cold reportedly caused only three injuries in the same year.
1995 | 1549 | 0 |
2000 | 469 | 0 |
2001 | 445 | 0 |
2002 | 378 | 0 |
2003 | 174 | 14 |
2004 | 74 | 2 |
2005 | 298 | 1 |
2006 | 1513 | 5 |
2007 | 1886 | 174 |
2008 | 217 | 0 |
2009 | 204 | 4 |
2010 | 592 | 1 |
2011 | 2401 | 8 |
2012 | 1062 | 0 |
2013 | 1519 | 2 |
2014 | 107 | 0 |
2015 | 640 | 3 |
2016 | 411 | 6 |
2017 | 176 | 3 |