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The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday.
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US life expectancy on track to reach record high as death rate falls to record low in 2025
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The overall U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025 primarily due to drops deaths from COVID-19 and drug overdoses, a new CDC report says. But flu and pneumonia deaths increased.
The death rate in the United States in 2025 hit a record low, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The July “ Vital Statistics Rapid Release ” report notes 3,094,593 deaths in the U.S.
The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday.
The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday.
The death rate in the U.S. declined to a new record low in 2025, according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
THE BREAKDOWN: A new provisional report from the National Center for Health Statistics reveals that the United States hit its lowest recorded age-adjusted death rate in history in 2025. Total deaths ticked up slightly to over 3.
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