Tag: MORT
Fetal Mortality Rate Higher for Black Versus White Mothers
Increased rate of fetal death in black mothers seen for deaths attributed to multiple causes
Characteristics ID’d for Under 21s With SARS-CoV-2-Linked Deaths
Teens and young adults, those with underlying medical conditions overrepresented among decedents
Almost 1 in 100 May Die From Firearms, Overdose, or Motor Vehicle Accident
Variance in lifetime risk seen across demographic subpopulations and states
High Coronary Artery Calcium + Diabetes Even Riskier for Women
In adults with diabetes, high CAC score predicts CVD, total mortality more strongly in women than in men
CDC Refutes Social Media Rumors That COVID-19 Death Data Is Inaccurate
Conspiracy theories claim only a small percentage of people said to have died from COVID-19 actually died from the disease
Dementia May Contribute to More Deaths Than Previously Thought
Association between dementia and mortality may be underestimated by nearly threefold
Deaths From Atrial Fibrillation Declined From 1972 to 2015
Two-year gap in life expectancy still exists, compared to individuals without atrial fibrillation
In-Hospital Heart Failure Deaths Down With Routine Vaccinations
Patients with heart failure receiving flu, pneumonia vaccinations have lower in-hospital mortality
Proportion of Deaths Due to Heart Failure, HTN Increasing
But overall decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease seen from 1999 to 2018
Model Says COVID-19 Deaths Could Surpass 317,000 by December
Since January, there have been more than 5 million COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and more than 180,000 deaths
