By Hugo Francisco de Souza Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. May 12 2026 A 24-year “population autopsy” reveals how stalled cardiovascular progress, rising metabolic disease, deaths of despair, and COVID-19 combined to deepen the US mortality disadvantage. Study: Causes of Excess Deaths in the US Compared With Other High-Income Countries . Image Credit: izzuanroslan / Shutterstock In a recent study published in  JAMA Network Open , researchers investigated the causes of excess U.S. mortality

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