What's going on in Philadelphia? Nothing unusual!

[Ronan Kelly]

Huge increase in fatalities in this weeks MMWR;

Week 42. Philadelphia

=======Total=== 65+=== 45-64==== 25-44==== 1-24=== <1=== P&I==
2009====508====299====142=======40=======10=====15 ====24===
2008====152====91=====39========10=======6======2= ====5====
2007====173====100====52========14=======4======3= ====9====


And compared to
=======Total=== 65+=== 45-64==== 25-44==== 1-24=== <1=== P&I==
Week 41=151====97======31======14=========4=====5====4
Week 40=271====165=====77======18=========4=====7====12

Any body got any suggestions other than OMG or typo?

 

[hawkeye]

Re: What's going on in Philadelphia?

Re: What's going on in Philadelphia?

Looking back a few additional weeks, note week 30 and 34

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: What's going on in Philadelphia?

Re: What's going on in Philadelphia?

Just for the given week, not cumulative. Philadelphia has recorded an increase in overall fatalities of 330%, a corresponding increase in pretty much every age category and P&I. The numbers are carried through into the regional totals so if it's a typo, it's one that they did before all of the calculations.


http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5842.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: What's going on in Philadelphia?

Re: What's going on in Philadelphia?

Looking back a few additional weeks, note week 30 and 34

Storm in a teacup then. It must be some artifact of the reporting procedure.
Thanks!

 

[hawkeye]

Re: What's going on in Philadelphia? Nothing unusual!

It's a great find. we should keep an eye on it.