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Why are Americans dying so much faster, unprecedentedly?

Look no further than our poor health care: Hispanic and Black-American deaths increased at a FAR greater rate than whites, though they also died at vastly higher rates.

"The average age-adjusted death rate increased by nearly 17 percent, from 715.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, to 835.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. But the increase for Black and Hispanic Americans was far greater".

"Death rates increased by almost 43 percent for Hispanic males and more than 32 percent for Hispanic females. Death rates in Black males rose by 28 percent and almost 25 percent for Black females, compared to roughly 13 percent for white males and 12 percent for white females".

Deaths due to heart disease, unintentional injury and diabetes saw the biggest rises.
For people with diabetes, which requires multiple aspects of management and treatment, it may be difficult to keep blood sugar levels under control, Seaquist said. "When your diabetes is not well controlled, you can die of acute problems," she said.

"Death from diabetes rose sixteenfold from 2019 to 2020, and surpassed 100,000 deaths for the first time, the report found.
Access to insulin continued to be an issue for many Americans in 2020. On top of missed appointments during the pandemic that could cause a prescription to lapse, the drug has also become unaffordable to many patients in recent years, Seaquist said.

The average list price for insulin in the U.S. tripled from 2002 to 2013 and doubled from 2012 to 2016. In the past two years, states including Maine, Minnesota and Texas have passed laws limiting out-of-pocket insulin costs, though costs can still rise into the hundreds of dollars per month even with the caps."




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Topic - Why are Americans dying so much faster, unprecedentedly? - tinear 11:46:05 01/6/22 (67)
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