Mortality Rate

Overall mortality rates from breast cancer in the U.S. have fallen by 44% in the last 35 years, saving an estimated half million lives. The American Cancer Society report released earlier this month also underlines persistent racial disparities and the continued upward trend in new cases of breast cancer in women under 50.

Between 2007 and 2022, there’s been a 32% increase in the number of working-age Ohioans who have died, according to an analysis by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio.

Life expectancy in the U.S. has taken a significant downward turn. This is especially true in Ohio and West Virginia, which have the highest rates of overdose deaths among people ages 25 to 64.

Pregnancy can comes with its risks and complications, but the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is higher than any other developed country. According to…