Deaths in Colorado dropped in 2022,

Photos of people who died from ... — Photos of people who died from fentanyl poisoning are displayed on the grass during National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day events at the Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Civic Center on Aug. 21, 2022, in Denver. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

By Meg Wingerter | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: May 29, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: May 29, 2023 at 6:03 AM MDT

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The improvement was largely due to fewer people dying of COVID-19 than in 2021, but were partially offset by more people dying of heart disease; cancer; influenza and pneumonia; and transportation accidents.

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