See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Childhood death rates are on the rise across the United States, new ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100 ...

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 ...

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% ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...

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Black women remain three times more likely than white and Hispanic women to die from pregnancy-related complications, according to the latest maternal mortality rates released last month by the ...