Decline in heart disease death rate slowed from 2011 to 2019
Dec 10, 2021
Age-adjusted heart disease death rate declined an average of 3.7 percent per year in 2000 to 2011, 0.7 percent per year for 2011 to 2019
With flu still raging, record death rate for seniors promises to climb
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 06, 2013
This season’s flu strains continue to hit the senior population especially hard, with the majority of deaths and hospitalizations hitting those over the age of 65, according to the U.S. Centers for...
CDC: Mortality rates for top five causes of death fell between 2010 and 2011
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 15, 2012
Rates for five of the top 15 causes of death have fallen significantly over the past year, though overall lifespan has stayed the same, a government analysis found.
Death rate down, life expectancy rate up, CDC report finds
Mar 18, 2011
In 2009, the average life expectancy of a baby born in the U.S. climbed to 78.2 years, according to the new National Vital Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the...
U.S. life expectancy drops; death rates rise for Alzheimer’s, flu, study finds
Dec 13, 2010
Americans’ life expectancy has dropped by one month, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Early results of the report showed that a baby born in 2008 could...