Life expectancy reached 79 years in the U.S. in 2024, marking its highest age in American history. Lower death rates were reported for all the leading causes of death, including heart disease and ...

The CDC excludes homicide, suicide, and overdose in defining "maternal mortality," instead focusing on more medical causes. An analysis of 2018-2023 data showed that drug overdoses, homicides, and ...

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths among people younger than 50 in the United States, according to a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical ...

Share on Pinterest Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, while stroke has climbed to the fourth main cause. Busà Photography/Getty Images Deaths from heart disease and ...

Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia, new data shows, having overtaken ischaemic heart disease.