Our broad international assessment of heatstroke mortality highlights its distinct patterns compared with overall heat-attributable mortality. The observed variability likely reflects differences in ...

Breast cancer mortality has decreased in high-income countries but increased in lower-income ones — a stark divide in outcome in the most common cancer among women worldwide.

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The natural disasters that often occur in this country contribute to its poverty, and ultimately to its infant mortality rate.

New Global Burden of Disease data show sustained mortality declines; however, noncommunicable diseases, climate exposure, and substance use now shape health priorities.

The US maternal mortality rate is higher than most high-income countries, with significant racial disparities, particularly among Black and Native American women. Effective policies include expanding ...

Between 2009 and 2021, avoidable mortality has increased in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. but decreased in peer countries, Brown and Harvard researchers found. The study, published last month in ...

Kerala’s IMR of 5 per 1,000 live births matches levels in Sweden and Norway, a UNICEF official said, urging focus on childhood NCDs and long-term care as the state shifts from infectious diseases to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — New data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ranks Tennessee number one for its maternal mortality rate from 2018 to 2022. According to the report, there were 166 ...

Avoidable mortality has increased in all US states but decreased in most high-income countries, despite the US's high healthcare spending. Systemic national issues and state-level policy decisions ...