COVID-19 in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Counties
These slides compare COVID-19 coronavirus cases and deaths in rural and urban areas.
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Just Released – COVID-19 in Rural America – Is There Cause for Concern?
News ReleaseWhile to date big cities and major urban areas have seen the greatest number of coronavirus cases and deaths, a new KFF analysis finds the growth rate is now higher in rural areas, where the population tends to be older, younger people are more likely to have high-risk health conditions, and there are fewer intensive-care…
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What Are Recent Trends in Cancer Spending and Outcomes?
FeatureThis slideshow compares death rates, years of life lost and disease burden from cancers in the United States to those from other diseases and in other countries. The slideshow also looks at spending on cancers in relation to spending on other diseases and to overall health expenditures.
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Visualizing Health Policy: A Snapshot of Cancer Spending and Outcomes
News ReleaseThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides details on cancer spending and outcomes in the United States.
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How Does U.S. Life Expectancy Compare to Other Countries?
FeatureThis chart collection examines how life expectancy in the U.S. compares to that of other similarly large and wealthy countries. Between 2019 and 2022, the U.S. experienced a sharper decline and a slower rebound in life expectancy than peer countries, on average, due to increased mortality and premature death rates in the U.S. from the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, life expectancy in the U.S. returned to pre-pandemic levels, but remains lower than that of comparable countries.
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COVID-19 leading cause of death ranking
Issue BriefThis updated analysis examines COVID-19's effect on mortality rates, and estimates that in January 2022, COVID-19 was number two on the list of leading causes of death in the U.S.
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U.S. Has the Highest Rate of Gun Deaths for Children and Teens Among Peer Countries
News ReleaseFirearms were responsible for 20 percent of all child and teen deaths in the U.S. for both 2020 and 2021, compared to an average of less than 2 percent in similarly large and wealthy nations, according to a new KFF analysis.
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Once Common, COVID-19 Deaths in Long-Term Care Were Rare across Most States in June
News ReleaseEarly in the COVID-19 pandemic, residents and staff at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities accounted for a huge share of COVID deaths, but a new KFF analysis finds that they were relatively rare events across the country in June.