Data: The Commonwealth Fund; Note: 13 states use combined 2022–23 numbers due to insufficient data; Chart: Erin Davis and Kavya Beheraj/Axios Visuals Some U.S. states have maternal mortality rates ...
Global mortality rates are decreasing but not among children, adolescents and young adults, according to study results ...
Mortality among young adults in the United States increased since 1999, driven by overdose, suicide, and homicide, with COVID-19 exacerbating the trend. Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious ...
The main causes of youth deaths were shown to be injury, violence, suicide, road traffic accidents and substance abuse.
Numbers released at the beginning of the year showed Berrien County topped the charts for infant death rates in 2023. But ...
Noncommunicable diseases like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes now cause two-thirds of global deaths, surpassing infections. Experts urge urgent preventive policies to tackle this growing crisis.
North Carolina’s maternal mortality rate saw a 100% increase from 2019 to 2021 during the peak of the pandemic, data shows. AsiaVision Getty Images In a country that has one of the worst maternal ...