Tag: MORT
Deaths Mentioning Long COVID Identified in United States
Percentage of COVID-19 deaths with long COVID peaked in June 2021 and April 2022 at 1.2 and 3.8 percent
States That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths
States with heavily restricted access to abortion in 2020 had a maternal death rate 62 percent higher than states with easier access
Risk-Reducing Medications Can Cut Breast Cancer Death Rates
Tamoxifen with annual screening reduced invasive breast cancers and breast cancer deaths by 40 and 57 percent, respectively
Extreme Temperatures Up Risk for Cardiovascular Mortality
At extreme temperature percentiles, risk increased for dying from any cardiovascular cause, ischemic heart disease, stroke, heart failure
~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
