New U.S.
Thursday, 7/2, 09:38 PM
US Death Rate Falls to a Record Low as Overdose Deaths Keep Dropping
- Americans died at the lowest rate on record in 2025, new federal data show, as a steep, sustained decline in drug-overdose deaths helped push mortality below even its pre-pandemic level.
- The provisional figures point to a nation still recovering from the shocks of COVID-19 and the opioid crisis — and, health officials say, making real progress.