National Center for Health Statistics

02/06/2026

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02/06/2026

Drug overdose deaths linked to synthetic opioids, excluding methadone, such as fentanyl decreased by 35% from 2023 to 2024 https://bit.ly/4auAKMG

02/05/2026

The U.S. death rate for the total population decreased almost 4% from 2023 to 2024 https://bit.ly/NCHS1098

01/30/2026

In 2024, life expectancy reached a record high of 79 years, up from 78.4 in 2023 https://bit.ly/NCHS1098

01/27/2026

New NCHS report on maternal syphilis rates is now available: https://bit.ly/49u1Y5Q

01/26/2026

Compared with 2023, the provisional infant mortality rate in 2024 increased in West Virginia and declined in North Carolina https://bit.ly/45RqRGb

01/23/2026

The US fertility rate was 53.6 births per 1,000 women ages 15-44 in the 3rd quarter of 2025, down slightly from 54.6 the year before http://bit.ly/3I6zMqR

01/22/2026

In 2024, the U.S. provisional infant mortality rate was 5.52 infant deaths per 1,000 births, not significantly different from the rate in 2023 (5.61) https://bit.ly/45RqRGb

01/21/2026

Percentage of U.S adults aged 65+ who had an influenza vaccine decreased from 70.5% in 2019 to 67.1% in 2024 https://bit.ly/3LHDhtq

01/20/2026

​1 in 5 children had a seasonal allergy, 12.7% had eczema, and 5.3% had a food allergy in 2024 https://bit.ly/48ZSfTc

01/16/2026

Alcohol-specific emergency department visits for U.S. females nearly doubled, rising from 701,000 to 1,374,000 between 2003-2004 and 2021-2022 https://bit.ly/4sIxZyG

01/15/2026

Alcohol-specific emergency department visits for U.S. males doubled from nearly 2M to 4M between 2003-2004 and 2021-2022 https://bit.ly/4sIxZyG