Mortality Data

health-explanations

This article explains how life expectancy is measured, how to interpret phrases like “when are we dying,” and which factors consistently influence when people die. It focuse...

Evergreen Explanatory

On any given day, global deaths number in the tens of thousands, making a literal day with zero recorded deaths extraordinarily rare. This explainer examines how mortality data...

Celebrity Profiles

Reports stating that 4 deaths occurred this week can be emotionally charged and easily misunderstood, especially when shared without context. This evergreen explainer focuses on...

health-mortality-demographics

The median death age in the United States is the age at which half of deaths occur in older individuals and half in younger individuals in a given year. It is not the average (m...

health-data

Deaths in the past week are reported through official systems such as civil registration, national mortality databases, and public health dashboards, and are typically driven by...

Status Updates

As of the latest available records, the cumulative number of deaths reported globally and in major jurisdictions for the year 2018 reflects finalized official statistics from go...