US Excess Deaths Continued to Rise Even After the COVID-19 Pandemic There were over 1.5 million “missing Americans” in 2022 and 2023—deaths that would have been averted if US mortality rates matched those of peer countries. Excess US deaths have been increasing for de...

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US excess deaths continue to rise even after the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds There were over 1.5 million "missing Americans" in 2022 and 2023, deaths that would have been averted if US mortality rates matched those of peer countries. Excess US deaths have been increasing for d...

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