European governments worried about population decline often focus on policies to encourage people to have more children.

The Gates Foundation and the University of Washington estimate that more than 200,000 more kids will die this year than last.

Alabama had fewer babies die before their first birthday in 2024 than in the previous year, but the state’s infant mortality rate remains above the national average. State Health Officer Dr. Scott ...

Syracuse University sociology professor Jennifer K. Montez suggested that disparities in working-age mortality rates across the U.S. have been rising as state policies become increasingly polarized at ...

In Louisiana, the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes is more than four times higher than in California, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. In 2023, Louisiana had one of the ...

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Life expectancy is back to pre-pandemic levels, according to global health research — but mortality rates for teens and young adults are of growing concern. The latest release of The Global Burden of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Life expectancy returned to prepandemic rates in 2023. COVID-19 fell from the top cause of death in 2021 to 20th ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The infant mortality rate in Tennessee is higher than the national average, which the March of Dimes is calling a crisis. This news comes after a neighboring state, ...

Mississippi health officials declared a public emergency last week in response to the state’s growing infant mortality rate. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 9.7 infant deaths per 1 ...

Since 2014, over 3,500 babies in the state have died before their 1st birthday. Mississippi state health officials have announced a public health emergency due to the state's rising infant mortality ...