Study included maternal death by homicide, suicide, and drug overdose ...

Drug-related overdose deaths and deaths by suicide declined 28.8% and 1.7%, respectively, according to the most recent data ...

Another reader felt that the biggest benefits of a falling human population will be to the planet itself: “Less pollution, less deforestation, less mass extinctions of other species, etc., etc.

The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death for the first time in four years, new provisional federal data shows. The overall rate ...

The latest American Cancer Society report shows a 34% drop in cancer mortality since 1991, but reveals a worrying increase in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study from the American Cancer Society is shedding light on cancer mortality rates among young people — and the one type of ...

The child mortality rate has increased since 2019, with firearm deaths and substance use playing major roles. Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to ...

LANSING, Mich. — In 2023, Michigan recorded its lowest infant mortality in history, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The historically low rate comes after a ...

Discover how select mortality tables impact life insurance rates and coverage by analyzing recent policyholder mortality ...