The U.S. mortality rate reached a record low in 2025. But it lags behind peers due to persistent issues like chronic disease, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100 ...

New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a combative interview on CNN, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said "We had the highest ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. death rate fell in 2025 to the lowest level ever recorded, ...

The neonatal mortality rate in the US decreased from 1999 to 2022, with deaths from interstitial emphysema and related conditions showing the steepest decline, yet mortality from slow fetal growth and ...

Black women remain three times more likely than white and Hispanic women to die from pregnancy-related complications, according to the latest maternal mortality rates released last month by the ...

Here's some genuinely good news on the public health front: alcohol-related deaths around the world have fallen by roughly 26% since 2010. That's according to a fresh analysis of Global Burden of ...