Tag: MORT
~10 Percent of Deaths Among Ever-Employed Linked to COPD in 2020
Industries with highest proportionate mortality ratios were mining, accommodation and food services, construction
Increase in Overdose Mortality Greater Among the Pregnant in 2020
Overdose mortality increased about 81 percent from 2017 to 2020 among pregnant and postpartum women
2013 to 2017 Saw Significant Drop in U.S. Melanoma Mortality Rates
Significant reduction seen in mortality rate from 2013 to 2017, after the introduction of new treatments in 2011 (most after 2013)
Increase Seen in Years of Life Lost Per COVID-19 Death in 2021
YLL increased 35.7 percent per COVID-19 death in 2021 versus 2020 as median age of COVID-19 deaths decreased
Five-Year Relative Survival 59.6 Percent in Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Five-year overall survival 47.3 percent in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
7.7 Million Deaths Associated With 33 Bacterial Pathogens in 2019
Deaths associated with these pathogens comprised 13.6 percent of all global deaths, 56.2 percent of all sepsis-related deaths
Cancer Mortality Up With Residential Racial, Economic Segregation
Segregation was associated with increased mortality for 12 of 13 cancer sites examined
Even Moderate Exercise Linked to Reduced Mortality After Breast Cancer
Breast cancer survivors who were active or moderately active had significantly reduced risk for death
For Older Adults, Loneliness Ups Mortality After Nonelective Surgery
No increase seen in odds of death at 30 days in association with loneliness for older adults undergoing elective surgery
SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Ups Risks for Death, Hospitalization
Risks were increased, regardless of vaccination status, and increased according to number of reinfections
