The death rate in the United States returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 as Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to a report published Wednesday by the US Centers for ...

The neonatal mortality rate in the US decreased from 1999 to 2022, with deaths from interstitial emphysema and related conditions showing the steepest decline, yet mortality from slow fetal growth and ...

Cancers of the digestive system mainly include esophageal, gastric, liver, gallbladder, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers. With an estimated 20 million new cases, colorectal cancer is the third-most ...

Researchers analyze the burden of six major digestive system cancers, both worldwide and in China, using Global Cancer Observatory database Cancers of the digestive system mainly include esophageal, ...

By Christy Santhosh July 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. provisional death rate fell 4.6% in 2025, with heart disease, cancer and ...

Over 1.38 million excess deaths occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, with significant disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. American Indian or Alaska Native and Hispanic populations had ...

This chart shows the average annual heat-related mortality per 100,000 people, by decade.

A visualization from Our World in Data (OWID), drawing on 2020 estimates from the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, shows the world’s stark child-mortality paradox. Globally, 4.4% ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data. There were slightly fewer than 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in ...

The nation's infant mortality dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, largely thanks to medical advancements and public health efforts.