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  2. Deaths from drugs, alcohol climb among seniors

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    Drug overdose death rates within the age group more than tripled between 2000 and 2020, and alcohol-induced death rates went up… Deaths from drugs, alcohol climb among seniors Skip to main content

  3. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    Rate of death by cause. Percent of all deaths Category Cause Percent Percent I. Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disorders: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis: 6.85: 19.49%: Enteric infections: 3.31 Sexually transmitted infections: 1.88 Tropical diseases and malaria: 1.37 Other infectious diseases: 1.57 Maternal and ...

  4. Preventable causes of death - Wikipedia

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    It is estimated that of the roughly 150,000 people who die each day across the globe, about two thirds—100,000 per day—die of age-related causes. [2] In industrialized nations the proportion is much higher, reaching 90 percent. [2] Thus, albeit indirectly, biological aging (senescence) is by far the leading cause of death. Whether ...

  5. List of deaths through alcohol - Wikipedia

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    30 April 2022 (aged 45) Phoenix, Arizona, United States Alcohol-related issues [2] County Attorney for Maricopa County, 2019 to 2022 Vincent Jackson: 15 February 2021 (aged 38) Brandon, Florida, United States Chronic alcohol use National Football League player Alexi Laiho: 29 December 2020 (aged 41) Helsinki, Finland

  6. U.S. life expectancy rose significantly last year, hitting ...

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    In 2023, the rate of overdose deaths was around 31.3 out of every 100,000 people, compared with 32.6 in 2022. Broken down by age, the largest decrease — more than 10% — was observed among ...

  7. Alcohol abuse - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol use is a major cause of preventable liver disease worldwide, and alcoholic liver disease is the main alcohol-related chronic medical illness. [6] Millions of people of all ages, from adolescents to the elderly, engage in unhealthy drinking. [7] In the United States, excessive alcohol use costs more than $249 billion annually. [8]

  8. Alcohol-related dementia - Wikipedia

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    Significant alcohol use as defined by a minimum average of 35 standard drinks per week for men (28 for women) for greater than a period of five years. The period of significant alcohol use must occur within three years of the initial onset of dementia. B. The diagnosis of alcohol-related dementia is supported by the presence of any of the ...

  9. Mortality rate - Wikipedia

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    The crude death rate is defined as "the mortality rate from all causes of death for a population," calculated as the "total number of deaths during a given time interval" divided by the "mid-interval population", per 1,000 or 100,000; for instance, the population of the United States was around 290,810,000 in 2003, and in that year, approximately 2,419,900 deaths occurred in total, giving a ...