Mortality rate

Study reinterprets Gompertz mortality parameters, showing lifespan extensions reflect expanded decrepitude rather than slowed biological ageing in C. elegans.

Estimates annual mortality rates and cause-of-death patterns among individuals detained in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities from 2004 through January 2026.

South Africa's pandemic-era maternal mortality surged 42%, reversing prior gains and threatening SDG 3.1 targets. Provincial disparities remain severe.

County-level analysis reveals disparities in cancer mortality decline across geography, income, and urbanization in the United States.

Spatial modification of the Lee-Carter mortality model using cluster detection methods improves forecasting accuracy by capturing age-time patterns that conventional approaches miss.

Framework that borrows mortality patterns across similar population subgroups to improve accuracy of long-term mortality rate forecasts using hierarchical clustering methods.

Long-term study reveals favorable functional recovery in women after maternal ischemic stroke, but persistent cardiovascular burden and occupational impact remain significant clinical concerns.

Prospective Ugandan cohort (n=80) with PPCM: baseline severe LV dysfunction, 7.5% six-month mortality, 10% intracardiac thrombus, 46.3% LV recovery; two-thirds received bromocriptine.