The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news.
KFF’s policy research provides facts and analysis on a wide range of policy issues and public programs.
KFF designs, conducts and analyzes original public opinion and survey research on Americans’ attitudes, knowledge, and experiences with the health care system to help amplify the public’s voice in major national debates.
KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the organization’s core operating programs.
This updated analysis estimates that nationally at least 234,000 deaths from COVID-19 between June 2021 and March 2022 could have been prevented with a primary series of vaccinations. These vaccine-preventable deaths represent 60% of all adult COVID-19 deaths since June 2021, when vaccines first became widely available.
A Snapshot of Cancer Spending and Outcomes_JAMA 062116 Download VIEW JAMA INFOGRAPHIC
An updated slideshow examines infant mortality rates in the United States, including variations by race and ethnicity and comparisons with similar countries.
This chart collection examines how life expectancy in the U.S. compares to that of other similarly large and wealthy countries. Life expectancy at birth in the U.S. increased 0.6 years from 78.4 years in 2023 to 79.0 years in 2024, its highest-ever level. However, the average life expectancy in comparable countries was 82.7 years, about 3.7 years longer than in the U.S., reflecting a persistently wide difference in life expectancy between the U.S. and comparable…
Age-Adjusted Death Rates, by Race/Ethnicity, 2006-2008 Download Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Vital Statistics Report. January 2012. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_04.pdf
Infant Mortality by Race/Ethnicity, 2007 Download Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. June 2011. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr59/nvsr59_06.pdf
This 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. The United States spent $124 billion to treat cancer in 2012, which accounted for about 7% of the nation’s disease-based health expenditures. However, growth…
Although mortality rates for cardiovascular disease have fallen dramatically over the past three decades, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. This slideshow explores the prevalence, disease burden, disparities, outcomes, care, and costs of cardiovascular disease in the United States.
© 2026 KFF