Tag: MORT
Life Expectancy Increased From 2022 to 2023, Reaching 78.4 Years
Results also showed age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths decreased from 2022 to 2023, after increasing over 20 years
Global Burden of Esophageal Cancer Remains Considerable
In men, nearly 50 percent of esophageal cancer deaths and DALYs attributable to tobacco use in 2019
Electronic Sepsis Screening Reduces 90-Day In-Hospital Mortality
Patients with an alert more likely to have serum lactate tested and intravenous fluid ordered
High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Noninferior to Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure
Findings seen for four of five causes of acute respiratory failure
1990 to 2021 Saw Decline in Life Expectancy in the United States
Rankings of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy declined for males and females in the United States
Prostate Cancer Incidence, Mortality Rates Mainly Stable, Decreasing
Increases seen in some countries, mostly in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Central and Eastern Europe
Western U.S. Faces Spike in Illegally Manufactured Fentanyl Deaths
2023 to 2024 saw approximately sevenfold increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil
2016 to 2021 Saw Drop in Cervical Cancer Mortality for Women Younger Than 25
Estimated 26 additional cervical cancer deaths would have been expected between 2016 and 2021 assuming trends continued
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Up in Older U.S. Adults
Despite global decreases, prevalence and mortality increased in United States
Extensive Coronary Artery Calcium on Chest CT Prognostic for Death, CVD
Extensive coronary artery calcium associated with composite primary outcome, all-cause death, cardiovascular events
