Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US, despite relatively low mortality rate | CNN

"Everyone knows that Covid is the most severe in the elderly and immunocompromised and that it's less severe in children, but that does not mean it's a benign disease in children. Just because the numbers are so much lower in children doesn't mean that they're not impactful."…
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/health/covid-deaths-children/index.html

Black infants die at record rates. Kansas birth workers try to keep them alive : NPR

Nationally, infant mortality declined to a record low in 2020, but in Kansas, it rose 19% — and for Black babies, it surged 58%. Black infant mortality in Kansas is now three and a half times the rate of white infant mortality. 

 That disparity exists to a lesser extent across the U.S., where the mortality rate for Black babies is more than double that for white babies. 

 Experts say why such stark disparities exist lie in racial differences in the causes of infant deaths. White and Hispanic infant mortality is most commonly caused by birth defects. Black infant deaths more frequently stem from complications related to being born too early and being underweight…

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/17/1135835982/too-many-black-babies-are-dying-birth-workers-in-kansas-fight-to-keep-them-alive

Fact-checking a TikTok post about a 0.05% risk of dying from COVID-19 - PolitiFact

…The percentages used in the video don't account for the varying factors of risk that individuals face around the world, such as their age, where they live and comorbidities…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/13/tiktok-posts/experts-break-down-numbers-catching-or-dying-covid/

Analysis | Trump and Birx claim U.S. has one of the lowest coronavirus mortality rates in the world. Here’s what the data show - The Washington Post

Both said we have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world. That's only true if you focus on the hardest-hit countries....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/22/trump-birx-claim-us-has-one-lowest-coronavirus-mortality-rates-world-heres-what-data-show/

What is pancreatic cancer, and how likely is Alex Trebek to beat it? - The Washington Post

Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/03/07/what-is-pancreatic-cancer-how-likely-is-alex-trebek-beat-it/

Alone among developed nations, the US maternal mortality rate is rising. Here’s how we can fix that - The Hill

The time has come for an ambitious plan to stem the rising tide of tragic death and illness our nation is facing. ....
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/398860-alone-among-developed-nations-the-us-maternal-mortality-rate

It’s Awful How Many American Women Die Giving Birth—and Inexcusable That Most Deaths Are Preventable -- Mother Jones

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world and is the only country where the rate of deaths from childbirth is increasing. And the majority of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable, according to a report released this month by Review to Action, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiative. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/its-awful-how-many-american-women-die-giving-birth-and-inexcusable-that-most-deaths-are-preventable/

Maternal mortality is the shame of US health care -- CNN

Every day, more than 800 women around the world die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth — and many of those deaths could be prevented if society dedicated itself to lowering maternal mortality rates, writes Every Mother Counts CEO Christy Turlington Burns. ...
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/15/opinions/op-ed-christy-turlington-burns-every-mother-counts-2017/index.html

The deadly risk of standing up to Putin

What can happen to you if you oppose the Kremlin? There is a high mortality rate among prominent critics of the Russian government, which some say is emblematic of how President Vladimir Putin runs the country....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxjFSPGLlRc&feature=youtu.be

Fact check: Deaths from a health care bill? -- USA TODAY

What does research say about the impact of health insurance on mortality rates?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/07/fact-check-deaths-health-care-bill/460798001/

Obamacare Doesn't Save Many Lives. But Why Do We Focus So Much on That?

Ross Douthat raised a common conservative talking point in his column this weekend: It’s worth raising once again the most counterintuitive and frequently scoffed-at point that conservatives have made about Obamacare: It probably isn’t saving many lives. ...
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/03/obamacare-doesnt-save-many-lives-why-do-we-focus-so-much

The Wall Street Journal: Death Rates Rise for Wide Swath of White Adults, Study Finds

In 2015, two economists published a landmark paper showing that mortality was rising for white middle-aged Americans after decades of decline. Now a new analysis from the same pair paints an even bleaker picture. ...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/death-rates-rise-for-wide-swath-of-white-adults-1490240740