{
  "id": 9297226,
  "title": "Why are US mortality rates increasing relative to other countries?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/why-are-us-mortality-rates-increasing-relative-to-other-countries",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T07:10:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-mortality-countries.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Research in The Milbank Quarterly reveals that for decades, U.S. mortality rates have exceeded rates in peer countries and have been increasing across many causes of death, especially among young adults and people living in certain regions of the country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}