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Annual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate

  • Written by Patrick Heuveline, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
Annual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rateHomicides and the opioid epidemic both contribute to the rising U.S. death rates.Rubber Ball Productions/Brand X Pictures via Getty Images

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People in the U.S. are dying at higher rates than in other similar high-income countries, and that difference is only growing....

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