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Heart Disease Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population
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Diabetes Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population
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Cervical Cancer Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Women by Race/Ethnicity
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Opioid Overdose Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States
Issue BriefOpioid overdose deaths fell sharply from 2023 to 2024 (79,358 to 54,045), driven largely by decreases in fentanyl-involved deaths. Even after these declines, deaths remained above 2019, the year before opioid deaths increased sharply during the pandemic.
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How Does the Quality of the U.S. Health System Compare to Other Countries?
FeatureThis chart collection compare health outcomes, quality of care, and access to services between the U.S. and peer countries. While inconsistent and imperfect metrics make it difficult to firmly assess system-wide health quality in the U.S., a review of the available data prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that in most of these measures, the U.S. has lagged behind comparably large and wealthy countries.
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During Pandemic, Higher Premature Excess Deaths in U.S. Compared to Peer Countries Partly Driven by Racial Disparities
FeatureAmong excess deaths in 2020, the average person lost 14 years of life in the U.S. compared to an average of 8 years in peer countries before the age of 75. The higher premature excess mortality rate among people of color in the U.S., and in the U.S. as a whole compared to similar countries, is likely due in part to higher COVID-19 risk factor rates and broader racial inequities.
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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. The U.S. cancer mortality rate, 203 deaths per 100,000 population, was slightly lower than in comparable countries in 2010. Among cancers, lung cancer is the largest contributor to disease burden for both men and women.
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COVID-19 in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Counties
FeatureThese slides compare COVID-19 coronavirus cases and deaths in rural and urban areas.
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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.