Young Americans Are Dying at Alarming Rates, Reversing Years of Progress

Updated May 17, 2023 8:33 am ET

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For decades, advances in healthcare and safety steadily drove down death rates among American children. In an alarming reversal, rates have now risen to the highest level in nearly 15 years, particularly driven by homicides, drug overdoses, car accidents and suicides.

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