Mortality increased for youth in United States versus comparison countries, study finds

Youth in the United States have increased mortality relative to 16 comparison countries, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Pediatrics. Steven H. Woolf, M.D., M.P.H., from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, and Derek A. Chapman, Ph.D., from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Population Health, both in Richmond, compared U.S. mortality rates among youth aged 0 to 19 years to those of 16 comparison countries. Excess deaths were calculated for each age group and year from 1999 to 2019. The researchers found that relative Read More

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