Book(electronic)2021

High and rising mortality rates among working-age adults

In: Consensus study report

Harris, Kathleen Mullan; Majmundar, Malay Kiran; Becker, Tara; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) / Committee on Rising Midlife Mortality Rates and Socioeconomic Disparities

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Abstract

PART I: 1. Introduction -- 2. U.S. Mortality in an International Context -- 3. U.S. Trends in All-Cause Mortality Among Working-Age Adults -- 4. U.S. Trends in Cause-Specific Mortality Among Working-Age Adults -- 5. U.S. Mortality Data: Data Quality, Methodology, and Recommendation -- PART II: 6. A Framework for Developing Explanations of Working-Age Mortality Trends -- 7. Opioids, Other Drugs, and Alcohol -- 8. Suicide -- 9. Cardiometabolic Diseases -- 10. The Relationship Between Economic Factors and Mortality -- PART III: 11. Implications for Policy and Research -- References -- Appendix A: Mortality Data Analyses: Review Process and Detailed Mortality Rate Tables -- Appendix B: Meeting Agendas -- Appendix C: Biographical Sketches.