U.S. life expectancy is up again — but so are drug overdose deaths

But as NPR reported, “Despite the improvement, U.S. life expectancy ... death in adults and have risen over the past several decades in the United States. Overdoses involving synthetic opioids ... Read More

Officials say opioid 'outbreak' in Austin, Texas, linked to 9 deaths and 75 overdoses

According to a county spokesperson, toxicology reports suggest that the nine people who died in Austin, Texas, this week had ingested fentanyl. Read More

U.S. life expectancy improves despite record-high overdose deaths

Final data for 2022 was published Thursday by the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It showed that a 1.1-year increase brought overall life expectancy ... news. The age-adjusted ... Read More

U.S. life expectancy rebounded in 2022 but COVID and drug overdoses were still deadly

Life expectancy in the U.S. bounced back in 2022 as the COVID-19 pandemic faded, rising from 76.4 years in 2021 to 77.5 years on average ... with pandemic-related deaths declining while drug ... Read More

UTSA’s research into opioid-related deaths in Texas could curb a rising tide

Salazar and Huang believe there is an opportunity for a deep dive into these statistics, and to potentially uncover information that can lead to a reduction of deaths. “When I took Huang’s course ... Read More

Economists imagine an alternate universe where the opioid crisis peaked in '06, and then explain why it didn't

The U.S. opioid epidemic is a story of failed policy initiatives, missed opportunities, and more than 600,000 deaths. It's also a story with no end in sight, and for that, two economists say, we can ... Read More

Minnesota mom raising opioid awareness with new film

EXCELSIOR, Minn. — Opioid-related deaths have more than doubled in the last five years here in Minnesota, with fentanyl involved in 92% of cases, according to the state's latest data. Read More

Countries With the Longest and Shortest Life Expectancies

Global life expectancy at birth declined for the second straight year in 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic reversed decades of increases. Average life expectancy at birth was 71 years in 2021 ... Read More

Deaths, life expectancy

To make first assessments possible, the Federal Statistical Office provides provisional counts of the deaths recorded by the registrar's offices by day, week and month as a Statistical Report. An ... Read More

U.S. life expectancy is up again — but so are drug overdose deaths

Life expectancy ... 3.28 million U.S. residents died — about 184,000 fewer than in 2021. The report said far fewer people died of COVID-19 in 2022 than in 2021 — 416,893 deaths in 2021 down ... Read More

Deaths, life expectancy

To make first assessments possible, the Federal Statistical Office provides provisional counts of the deaths recorded by the registrar's offices by day, week and month as a Statistical Report. An ... Read More