Thus, the dramatic declines in infant and child mortality in the twentieth century were accompanied by equally stunning increases in life expectancy. For white women, life expectancy at birth rose ...
Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. However, mortality rates from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) rose significantly -- by 11.8% -- from 2020 to 2022.
Mortality trends and life expectancy inequalities have become critical areas of research, particularly in high-income countries where recent economic policies, such as austerity measures ...
BACKGROUND Life expectancy is one of the most informative indicators of population health and development. Its stability, which has been observed over time, has made the prediction and forecasting of ...
All-cause mortality is in decline—indeed, worldwide, life expectancy increased by 9 years between 1979 and 2004 (Beaglehole, R. & Bonita, R. Lancet 372, 1988–1996; 2008). Although ...
Life expectancy in the United States is rising ... After a notable increase in infant mortality in 2022, rates stayed flat in 2023, the new CDC data shows. But rates of congenital malformations ...