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Unexpected Deaths in the US Are Rising at Alarming Rates

Excess deaths — the number that actually occur in any given year compared to the number expected for that year — have risen dramatically in the U.S., to the tune of an 89.4% increase just between 2019 and 2021. While COVID played a small part during that time period, unfortunately, unexpected deaths and the subsequent falling life expectancy are long-term trends that have been ongoing in this country for decades. But why? A PLOS ONE study looks at the causes, how the U.S. compares...