Cardiometabolic Diseases Remain Leading Cause of Excess American Mortality

Cardiometabolic diseases remain leading cause of excess American mortality

Between 1999 and 2022, the US had substantially higher death rates than other wealthy nations, largely due to cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases (including diabetes), Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and drug and alcohol complications.

Why Americans die sooner: Disease and drugs widen US mortality gap

Between 1999 and 2022, the US had substantially higher death rates than other wealthy nations, largely due to cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases (including diabetes), Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and drug and alcohol complications. Policies are needed to address the underlying health, social, and economic conditions that increase Americans' risk of developing these diseases.

America Has a Heart Problem, Not Just a Drug Problem

Twelve million, six hundred and seventy-five thousand, six hundred and forty-six. That is the number of Americans who died between 1999 and 2022 who, statistically speaking, would not have died had the United States performed as well as other wealthy nations on basic mortality metrics. A new analysis published in JAMA Network Open puts a name to this figure: the “missing Americans.” It is, researchers say, perhaps the starkest measure of a healt…

Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Leading Causes of Excess Mortality in

A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) reveals a stark and troubling health disparity between the United States and other high-income countries (HICs). Spanning over two decades, from 1999 to 2022, the investigation uncovers that the U.S. exhibits significantly elevated mortality rates, with cardiovascular diseases identified as the predominant driver behind these excess deaths. T…