The number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the third consecutive year in 2024 but remained among the highest annual totals on record.

The CDC center that provides a window into how Americans are accidentally killed could see much of its work zeroed out under the Trump administration 2026 budget after it was hit hard by staff cuts ...

Overdose deaths in New York State have dropped nearly 45% since 2022, according to CDC data.

Rates of violent death among young people in the U.S. have been on the rise over recent years, a new study confirms, with the youth suicide rate up nearly 60% in the past two decades and the youth ...

The death rate in the United States returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 as Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to a report published Wednesday by the US Centers for ...

The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death for the first time in four years, new provisional federal data shows. The overall rate ...

Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report from the agency’s ...