The proportion of people dying before their time (under the age of 75) is set to rise by nearly 6.5%—30 extra deaths/100,000 of the population annually—with those in the most deprived households experiencing a rate 4 ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Preventable causes of death are driving early-life disparities in black and white young adults in the United States, according to a new study led by Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, published in Demography.
Nov 11, 2022
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The COVID pandemic triggered an unprecedented rise in deaths around the world, leading to falls in life expectancy. In research last year, we found that 2020 saw significant life expectancy losses, including more than two ...
Oct 23, 2022
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An updated analysis of American COVID-19 deaths throughout 2021 highlights a continued drop in overall life expectancy as well as persistent disparities by race and ethnicity.
Sep 2, 2022
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reduces women's risk of an early death—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Oct 28, 2021
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An updated analysis of American COVID-19 deaths throughout 2020 reveals an even bigger drop in average life expectancy as well as still-substantial disparities by race and ethnicity.
Jun 24, 2021
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Throughout the pandemic, millions of Americans wondered: "Is the cure worse than the disease?"
Apr 19, 2021
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As a demographer—someone who studies how human populations grow and change—UCLA professor of sociology Patrick Heuveline typically spends time each year traveling around the world, talking to people about their hopes ...
Apr 2, 2021
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The gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived parts of Wales increased in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for women, new research has suggested.
Mar 25, 2021
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Rates of mortality from COVID-19 are lower in areas where public health measures aimed at preventing the spread of the disease were implemented earlier in the outbreak, according to a study from University of Hawaiʻi at ...
Jan 15, 2021
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