Rising deaths in early-aged adults suggests ‘possibility of a worsening mortality crisis’
Mortality among adults aged 25 to 44 years rose significantly between 2011 and 2023 compared with trends in the early 2000s, results from a cross-sectional study showed.Death rates in this “early adult” population decreased after the core COVID-19 pandemic years but stayed higher than expected compared with pre-pandemic levels, the researchers reported.