A drop in fatal overdoses helps push the U.S. death rate to a record low - The Washington Post

Rachel Roubein

Jul 2, 2026

A drop in fatal overdoses helps push the U.S. death rate to a record low - The Washington Post

Deaths from flu and pneumonia, meanwhile, rose to be the eighth-leading cause of death last year amid lower uptake of the flu shot.

The U.S. death rate fell to the lowest point on record last year, while flu and pneumonia rose to be one of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to provisional data released Thursday from th… [+44 chars]

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