The ratio of COVID-19-attributable deaths versus “true” COVID-19 deaths depends on the
synchronicity of the epidemic wave with population mortality; duration of test positivity …

As the overlap between heart disease and cancer patients increases as cancer-specific
mortality is decreasing and the surviving population is aging, it is necessary to identify …

Objective: Errors in cause and manner of death on death certificates are common and affect
families, mortality statistics, and public health research. The primary objective of this study …

Abstract Purpose of Review Effective responses to the US opioid overdose epidemic rely on
accurate and timely drug overdose mortality data, which are generated from medicolegal …

Background Cocaine-involved overdose mortality has recently risen in the United States
(US), yet it is unclear to what extent patterns in cocaine-involved overdose mortality parallel …

Introduction Pulmonary embolism (PE) has not been accounted for as a cause of death
contributing to cause‐specific mortality in global reports. Methods We analyzed global PE …

Among 378,048 death certificates from 2020 listing COVID-19, 5.5% listed COVID-19
without codes for any other conditions. Among 357,133 death certificates with at least one …

Background According to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries are
required to reduce the mortality rates of four main non-communicable diseases (NCDs) …

Background Life expectancy has been higher for Hispanic versus non‐Hispanic White
(NHW) individuals; however, data are limited on cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality …

Background The year 2018 marked the first year since 1999 in which the number of drug
overdose deaths in the United States (US) declined compared to the previous year …