New data from the National Vital Statistics System show differences in mortality rates based on sex, race, and comorbidities in the United States. The National Center for Health Statistics’ (NCHS) ...

(CNN) — More people died from suicide in the United States last year than any other year on record, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least ...

The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and a new report shows that another drop in births in 2023 brought the rate down to the lowest it's been in more than a ...

Drug overdose deaths in Arkansas fell by more than 25% last year, the third straight annual decline, although the number remained slightly above pre-pandemic levels, according to provisional federal ...

At least 49,449 lives were lost due to intentional self-harm in 2022 — nearly 15 deaths for every 100,000 people. The suicide rate spiked in 2021, reversing two years of decline. And with the ...