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CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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CDC NCHS — National Center for Health Statistics. US national health indicators: life expectancy, infant mortality, obesity prevalence, suicide rate, drug-overdose mortality. Data served via the Socrata open-data platform on data.cdc.gov.

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United States — Life expectancy

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average number of years a newborn can expect to live under current mortality conditions.
78.7years
2018
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services· Data 2018
Upd. 11/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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United States — Infant mortality

Deaths of children before age 1 per 1,000 live births; a key indicator of a country's health.
5.31per 1,000
Q1 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services· Data Q1 2026
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United States — Suicide rate

Suicide deaths per 100,000 people, annualised monthly rate; the yearly average gives the annual rate.
13.7per 100k
Q1 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services· Data Q1 2026
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United States — Firearm death rate

Firearm deaths (suicides, homicides and accidents) per 100,000 people, annualised monthly rate.
11.57per 100k
Q1 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services· Data Q1 2026
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United States — Drug overdose deaths

Number of drug overdose deaths over the last 12 months (rolling total), all drugs; the December value is the calendar year.
67.6K​
Q1 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services· Data Q1 2026
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