During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but
at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as Japan and Australia …

Key findings Data from the National Vital Statistics System• After stable trends from 2000 to
2007, suicide rates for persons aged 10–24 increased from 2007 (6.8 per 100,000 persons) …

The age-adjusted suicide rate in the United States was 24% higher in 2014 than in 1999,
and increases were observed for both females and males in all age groups under 75 (1) …

Objectives. Black working-aged residents of urban high-poverty areas suffered severe
excess mortality in 1980 and 1990. Our goal in this study was to determine whether this …

Objectives To use changes in heart disease mortality rates with age to investigate the
plausibility of attributing women's lower heart disease mortality than men to the protective …

Smoking has significantly impacted American mortality and remains a major cause of
morbidity and mortality. No previous study has systematically examined the contribution of …

Background Social, economic and health disparities between northern and southern
England have persisted despite Government policies to reduce them. We examine long-term …

Objectives. We estimated complete period life tables for the non-Hispanic American Indian
and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population residing in Contract Health Service Delivery Area …

This report presents 2013 US final mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic
and medical characteristics. These data provide information on mortality patterns among US …

Objectives. We assessed national and regional suicide mortality for American Indian and
Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons. Methods. We used 1999 to 2009 death certificate data linked …