[ Editor's Note: InsuranceNewsNet recently discussed what is known about excess mortality and what might be done to combat this phenomenon with the "Insurance Collaboration to Save Lives," a new ...

World over, more people die in the winter than any other season. Scientists have investigated why for decades. They have some answers—but can’t explain the excess deaths completely. Across the world, ...

Racial inequality in US infant and child mortality rates have not decreased in 70 years, with Black Americans having nearly twice the risk for death compared to their White counterparts. HealthDay ...

There were over 1.5 million "missing Americans" in 2022 and 2023, deaths that would have been averted if US mortality rates matched those of peer countries. Excess US deaths have been increasing for ...

The aim of this study is to analyse the relationship between democratic quality and excess mortality produced in the year 2020 before COVID-19 vaccinations were generalised. Using cross-sectional data ...

Excess mortality analysis quantifies the gap between observed all-cause death counts and an estimated baseline representing expected deaths in the absence of a pandemic. This approach captures both ...

A new study examined how extreme temperatures in the United States significantly affect mortality among different racial groups and found that both cold and hot days increase mortality rates, with the ...

Treating chronic neuropathic pain with spinal cord stimulation may help prevent excess mortality associated with chronic pain, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Excess mortality among early adults was 34.6% higher than anticipated in 2019. Excess mortality in 2023 for that ...

To calculate this indicator, scientists analyzed data on fluctuations in mortality levels recorded in 2020-2022 within two global medical databases, WMD and HMD TASS, June 4. Despite all efforts, ...

Excess sodium intake is associated with 10 to 30 percent of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, according to a study published online March 26 in JAMA Network Open. Hyung-Suk Yoon, Ph.D., M.P.H., ...

COVID-19 might seem like a distant memory but for life insurance executives unexpectedly high mortality rates remain a stubborn reminder. And it’s starting to look like it might not correct itself ...