Trends in respiratory disease mortality in the United States, 1999–2024
Wenjing Wu, Ruonan Tian, Huaqing Guo, Zhiguang Duan · 2026
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Wenjing Wu and colleagues track United States lung illness deaths across 1999 to 2024 in a 2026 study. Death records came from the CDC WONDER system, with rates checked by sex, age, race, and region. Raw death counts rose from 227,985 in the first year to 263,209 in the last, a gain of 15.5 percent across the span.
Age-adjusted rates told the twin tale, since they fell from 129.37 deaths per 100,000 people to a mark of 91.70 per 100,000 by 2024. Men carried higher rates than women, though male rates fell faster. The West cut rates most, while the South logged the largest rise in raw counts. Older adults bore the heaviest load, and adults aged 25 to 34 years saw a slight rate rise. The authors urge plans aimed at those groups.
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| CREATOR | Wenjing Wu, Ruonan Tian, Huaqing Guo, Zhiguang Duan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31946 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |