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.

Committee on Rising Midlife Mortality Rates and Socioeconomic Disparities

2021

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Health disparities · Mortality · Policy · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Suicide and suicide prevention