Death Rates

Amber Kunkel, ScD1,2; Faisal S. Minhaj, PharmD1,2; Florence Whitehill, DVM1,2; Connie Austin, DVM, PhD3; Christine Hahn, MD4; Amanda J. Kieffer, DVM5; Leila Mendez6; Jael Miller7; Leslie A. Tengelsen, DVM, PhD4; Crystal M. Gigante, PhD1;…

Discussion During 2018–2019, homicide was the sixteenth leading cause of death overall in the United States and the third leading cause among youths (2); firearm injuries were the underlying cause of death in 75% of all homicides and in…

Altmetric: Citations: Views: Views equals page views plus PDF downloads Data from the National Center for Health Statistics indicate that drug…

On January 25, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Summary What is already known about this topic? The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant became predominant in the United States by late December 2021, leading…

On April 22, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Summary What is already known about this topic? In 2020, racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 age-adjusted death rates (AADR) were reported among U.S.…

Altmetric: Citations: Views: Views equals page views plus PDF downloads Reports have documented national and state-level increases in drug…

Altmetric: Citations: Views: Views equals page views plus PDF downloads Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication, which is also approved by the…

Discussion The firearm homicide rate in 2020 was the highest recorded since 1994 (1). However, the increase in firearm homicides was not equally distributed. Young persons, males, and Black persons consistently have the highest firearm…

Summary What is already known about this topic? American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons across the United States face substantial health disparities, including a disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 illness. What is added by…

Summary What is already known about this topic? Suicide is preventable. It disproportionately affects American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons. Previous studies have examined suicide characteristics and circumstances among…

Nitazenes are a novel group of powerful illicit synthetic opioids derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole that have been linked to overdose deaths in several states (1). Nitazenes were created as a potential pain reliever medication nearly 60…

Stacey Adjei, MPH1; Kai Hong, PhD1; Noelle-Angelique M. Molinari, PhD1; Lara Bull-Otterson, PhD1; Umed A. Ajani, MBBS1; Adi V. Gundlapalli, MD, PhD1; Aaron M. Harris, MD1; Joy Hsu, MD1; Sameer S. Kadri, MD2; Jon Starnes, MPH1,3;…

Kevin W. McConeghy, PharmD1,2; Elizabeth M. White, PhD2; Carolyn Blackman, MD3; Christopher M. Santostefano, MPH2; Yoojin Lee, MS2; James L. Rudolph, MD1,2; David Canaday, MD4,5; Andrew R. Zullo, PharmD, PhD2; John A. Jernigan, MD6;…

Provisional estimates indicate that synthetic opioids, including illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), were involved in approximately two thirds of an estimated 108,174 overdose deaths in the United States during the 12 months ending in…

The firearm homicide rate in the United States increased nearly 35% from 2019 to 2020, coinciding with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic (1). This increase affected all ages and most population groups, but not equally: existing…

Antihistamines are frequently used to treat allergy symptoms (1). Misuse of antihistamines has been documented primarily in adolescents and young adults (2); however, antihistamine involvement in overdose deaths has not been widely…

On January 28, 2003, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history, was announced.* In April 2004, the first person in the world to receive…

Amelia G. Johnson, DrPH1; Lauren Linde, MPH1; Akilah R. Ali, MPH1; Allison DeSantis2; Minchan Shi, MS1; Carolyn Adam, MPH3,4; Brandy Armstrong5; Brett Armstrong5; Madison Asbell, MPH6; Steven Auche, MPH3; Nagla S. Bayoumi, DrPH7; Boudu…

On May 5, 2023, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Heather M. Scobie, PhD1,*; Mark Panaggio, PhD2,*; Alison M. Binder, MS3; Molly E. Gallagher, PhD2; William M. Duck, MPH1,4; Philip Graff, PhD2; Benjamin J. Silk,…

Amelia G. Johnson, DrPH1; Lauren Linde, MPH1; Amanda B. Payne, PhD1; Akilah R. Ali, MPH1; Vanessa Aden, MPH2; Brandy Armstrong3; Brett Armstrong3; Steven Auche, MPH4,5; Nagla S. Bayoumi, DrPH6; Sarah Bennett7; Rachelle Boulton, MSPH8;…

Kevin C. Ma, PhD1,2; Vajeera Dorabawila, PhD3; Tomás M. León, PhD4; Hannah Henry, MPH4; Amelia G. Johnson, DrPH1; Eli Rosenberg, PhD3; Joshua A. Mansfield, MSPH5; Claire M. Midgley, PhD1; Ian D. Plumb, MBBS1; Julia Aiken, MPH6; Quratul…

During 2018-2020, 1,508 deaths occurred involving injuries from recreational and nonrecreational use of watercraft.

This report describes the rate of unintentional traumatic brain injury deaths in persons 19 and younger.

Summary What is already known about this topic? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accounts for most deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases, the fourth leading cause of death in 2019 in the United States. COPD…

Discussion By 2018, the rate of death among PWDH in the United States had decreased by 36.6% from what it was in 2010, surpassing the 2020 national target of ≥33% (7). This decrease, which was primarily attributable to reductions in…

This report describes death rates from unintentional injury from fire or flames.

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