SALEM, Ore. – The number of heat-related deaths in Oregon continues to rise.
Oregon State Police said as of June 30, 63 recent deaths may have been associated with historic high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest. By July 6, that number jumped to 107.
Heatwaves have killed countless people across the world, but in places like Multnomah County, people are especially susceptible.
Paul Loikith is director of Portland State University’s climate science lab. He explained, “We have a larger proportion of the population without air conditioning than a lot of other hot places so we do have a higher level of vulnerability to heat than a place that more frequently gets these kind of temperatures.”
Investigators gave the following breakdown by county of suspected heat-related deaths:
Umatilla | Male | 47 |
Multnomah | Male | 55 |
Marion | Male | 46 |
Multnomah | Male | 58 |
Multnomah | Male | 44 |
Deschutes | Male | 64 |
Deschutes | Male | 60 |
Multnomah | Female | 67 |
Multnomah | Female | 94 |
Multnomah | Female | 97 |
Marion | Male | 67 |
Marion | Male | 64 |
Multnomah | Male | 73 |
Marion | Male | 62 |
Marion | Male | 56 |
Clackamas | Female | 73 |
Multnomah | Male | 59 |
Multnomah | Male | 78 |
Washington | Male | 84 |
Marion | Male | 74 |
Multnomah | Male | 48 |
Multnomah | Male | 76 |
Multnomah | Female | 81 |
Multnomah | Male | 87 |
Multnomah | Female | 79 |
Multnomah | Female | 53 |
Marion | Male | 61 |
Multnomah | Male | 83 |
Multnomah | Male | 65 |
Multnomah | Female | 57 |
Multnomah | Male | 54 |
Multnomah | Male | 54 |
Multnomah | Female | 69 |
Multnomah | Female | 89 |
Multnomah | Male | 59 |
Multnomah | Male | 53 |
Multnomah | Female | 68 |
Washington | Male | 52 |
Multnomah | Male | 81 |
Multnomah | Male | 80 |
Multnomah | Female | 90 |
Clackamas | Female | 74 |
Washington | Male | 69 |
Marion | Male | 71 |
Multnomah | Male | 69 |
Marion | Male | 62 |
Columbia | Female | 83 |
Clackamas | Male | 79 |
Multnomah | Female | 74 |
Multnomah | Male | 51 |
Multnomah | Female | 68 |
Multnomah | Male | 50 |
Marion | Male | 37 |
Multnomah | Male | 68 |
Washington | Male | 69 |
Washington | Female | 64 |
Multnomah | Male | 66 |
Multnomah | Male | 65 |
Clackamas | Female | 71 |
Multnomah | Male | 73 |
Multnomah | Male | 68 |
Marion | Male | 67 |
Multnomah | Male | 55 |
Multnomah | Male | 59 |
Multnomah | Male | 65 |
Marion | Male | 66 |
Multnomah | Female | 80 |
Multnomah | Female | 55 |
Multnomah | Female | 71 |
Linn | Female | 59 |
Multnomah | Female | 71 |
Multnomah | Female | 67 |
Multnomah | Male | 77 |
Multnomah | Male | 77 |
Multnomah | Male | 65 |
Multnomah | Female | 49 |
Clackamas | Female | 79 |
Clackamas | Male | 55 |
Clackamas | Male | 61 |
Multnomah | Male | 62 |
Clackamas | Male | 63 |
Multnomah | Female | 56 |
Washington | Female | 82 |
Multnomah | Male | 73 |
Washington | Male | 46 |
Polk | Male | 38 |
Multnomah | Male | 47 |
Multnomah | Male | 79 |
Multnomah | Male | 74 |
Clackamas | Male | 63 |
Multnomah | Male | 64 |
Multnomah | Male | 74 |
Multnomah | Male | 72 |
Multnomah | Male | 78 |
Clackamas | Male | 62 |
Washington | Male | 67 |
Multnomah | Male | 75 |
Multnomah | Male | 78 |
Multnomah | Male | 62 |
Linn | Male | 82 |
Clackamas | Male | 66 |
Multnomah | Male | 60 |
Multnomah | Female | 57 |
Washington | Female | 83 |
Marion | Female | 74 |
Multnomah | Female | 64 |
Multnomah | Male | 60 |
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