Ali H Mokdad

1 month ago | healio.com | Michael Monostra |Richard Smith |Ali H Mokdad

Key takeaways: The diabetes mortality rate in the U.S. dropped from 28.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 to 19.1 deaths per 100,000 in 2019. Reductions in diabetes mortality were observed for all racial and ethnic groups. Diabetes mortality declined in the U.S. by 32.1% from 2000 to 2019, with decreases in mortality observed among all racial and ethnic groups and in most U.S. counties, researchers reported in Diabetes Care.

Dec 10, 2024 | thinkglobalhealth.org | Thomas J. Bollyky |Laura Dwyer-Lindgren |Ali H Mokdad |Chloe Searchinger

The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one. Nearly two decades ago, a team of researchers published the landmark "Eight Americas" study, which examined drivers of U.S. health inequities between 1982 and 2001 by dividing the U.S. population into groups based on geography, race, income, and other factors.