Sunday, February 02, 2025

'Excess deaths' are surging among young adults, study finds. Experts say it's not just drug overdoses.

"External" causes like drug overdoses and homicide are killing young adults, but so are cardiometabolic diseases that previously mainly posed risks to older people - Natalie Rahhal 
Americans are dying in young adulthood at alarming, and rising, rates, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open
  • The rate of excess deaths — fatalities beyond the expected number — among people between ages 25 and 44 has nearly tripled since 1999...
  • Most excess deaths among young adults are due to what researchers call “external causes.” These include drugs, alcohol, transportation, suicide and homicide...

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