A continued drop in drug overdose deaths contributed to the low rate, while influenza and pneumonia now rank among the top 10 causes of death, according to a CDC preliminary report.

Americans born in 2024 can expect to live 79.0 years, the highest figure the federal government has ever recorded, while the ...

US death rate hit a record low in 2025, CDC data reveals. Declining drug overdose and COVID-19 deaths drove the overall ...

New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Americans died at the lowest rate on record in 2025. Did life expectancy hit all-time high?

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A new report on cancer in the US shows a steady decline in overall deaths from 2001 through 2022. The rate of diagnoses among men fell from 2001 through 2013 and then stabilized through 2021 but these ...

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A major annual cancer report has revealed a mix of good news and points of concern. Cancer diagnoses are expected to exceed two million in 2025, with approximately 618,120 deaths predicted, according ...

In 2023, nearly 51 million people were injured and 1.34 million died from road injuries, making road injuries one of the ...