Table 4. Meta-analyzed baseline rate and EHE effect by U.S. climate region.

U.S. climate region	Mean (95% CI) baseline heat mortality rate (deaths per person day) × 10–9	Mean (95% CI) EHE effect
Central	4.1 (3.5–4.8)	15.0 (12.2–18.4)
East North Central	2.3 (1.9–2.8)	20.7 (15.9–26.9)
North West Central	1.8 (1.5–2.2)	22.0 (17.7–27.3)
Northeast	2.9 (2.4–3.5)	13.1 (9.9–17.4)
South	10.0 (8.8–12.0)	7.1 (5.7–8.8)
Southeast	3.8 (3.2–4.5)	6.2 (4.9–7.9)
Southwest	5.0 (4.1–6.0)	10.1 (8.1–12.5)
West	4.7 (4.0–5.5)	7.6 (6.2–9.2)