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High and Rising Mortality Rates Among Working-Age Adults

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Identifies key drivers of increasing death rates and disparities in working-age mortality from 1990-2017 and examines modifiable risk factors that could alleviate poor health and widening health inequalities in the working-age population. Makes recommendations for future research and data collection, and explores potential policy implications. Mentions rural throughout. Features statistics on trends in working-age mortality by age, sex, race/ethnicity, cause of death, and geography.
Author(s)
Committee on Rising Midlife Mortality Rates and Socioeconomic Disparities
Date
2021
Type
Document
Organization
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Tagged as
Health disparities · Mortality · Policy · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Suicide and suicide prevention

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