Global mortality rates are decreasing but not among children, adolescents and young adults, according to study results ...

When it comes to infant mortality, the United States ranks 54th in the world. That's about three times that of Japan, Singapore or Slovenia. Within the U.S., Ohio is in the bottom 25 percent of all ...

Pneumonia-related mortality rates decreased among children in the United States from 1999 to 2023, particularly among infants aged less than 1 year.

All are chronic or non-communicable diseases (NCD), which accounted for about 75% of non-pandemic related deaths in 2021.

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 ...

A comprehensive meta-analysis in depression and mortality, led by the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Clinical ...

The U.S. saw roughly 3.07 million deaths in 2024, with a notable 3.8% drop in the overall age-adjusted death rate compared to 2023. Mortality fell across most age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups, ...

Drug overdoses, homicides, and suicides are major causes of pregnancy-related deaths, with firearms significantly involved in homicides and suicides. State-level data show significant variations in ...

In Louisiana, the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes is more than four times higher than in California, according to a new report from ...