Mortality rate

U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Rises for First Time Since 2002

The rate for children of Black women was twice the national average.

Study Finds Conservative Policies Are Killing More Americans

Liberal state policies like tighter air pollution regulations and an increased minimum wage could have saved over 170,000 lives in one year alone.

Maddie Bender

MURKY PICTURE

Why We Still Don’t Have a True COVID Death Count

The CDC says more than 463,000 Americans have died from the virus. But the real number is likely higher—and analyzing “excess deaths” over the past year may be the key.

Erin Banco

SOME RECOUNT

U.K. Death Toll Is 41,000, Twice the Official Figure: Report

The number, which would give Britain the second-highest deaths in Europe, was reached by analyzing a huge spike in mortality since the pandemic began.

Tom Sykes