Americans are dying in different ways than they used to. As of 2014, more were dying from drug use than in years past, even as deaths from alcohol had largely remained unchanged. Deaths resulting from interpersonal violence were on the decline, but fluctuations (and a recent increase) in deaths from suicide meant that violence was still a relatively common cause of death.
More Americans Are Dying From Suicide, Drug Use And Diarrhea
Ella Koeze and Anna Maria Barry-Jester, FiveThirtyEight: Science & Health
Mon, 04/02/2018 - 1:17pm
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