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.

Cook County, Ill., has unveiled a new dashboard that pulls back the curtain on death itself, offering public workers and agencies a real-time glimpse into how societal issues — from opioid addiction ...

Excess death rates have remained high in the West for three years running since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a data analysis of 47 countries published in BMJ Public Health. This is ...

Missing records from North Carolina have delayed the release of federal data on causes of death across the country, information that experts say is critical to understanding the health of the American ...

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Over and over, the audience heard this answer to questions posed to Seattle-based data researchers looking at deaths in San Diego County jails. One of the researchers, Cheryl Brown Hill, referred to ...