Study Reveals Continuing and Worrying Trend in Excess US Deaths

Study reveals continuing and worrying trend in excess US deaths

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.

Study Shows Mortality Rate For Republicans Higher Than Democrats

Media outlets cover a study into the gap in mortality rates between counties that lean toward Democratic or Republican politics, showing the gap widening with higher rates among Republicans over the last two decades and accelerating during the pandemic. Cancer treatments, Type 2 diabetes, and how the liver ages are also in the news.

“Missing Americans”: US Excess Deaths Still Above Pre-COVID Levels, Upwards Of 1 Million

The excess death rate increased from 1980 to 2019 but has not recovered from the spikes seen during the pandemic.

US excess deaths continue to rise even after the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

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 decades, with working-age adults disproportionately affected, and this trend continued during and after the pandemic.

Although the situation in the US is much better than in previous years, covid still poses a threat to vulnerable groups.

'A national scandal': US excess deaths rose even after pandemic, far outpacing peer countries

The United States has been in a 'protracted health crisis' for decades, the researchers say.