Excess Mortality In US Just Returned To Pre-Covid Levels – OpEd

By Ryan McMaken*

In any given year during the past decade in the United States, more than 2.5 million Americans have died—from all causes. The number has grown in recent years, climbing from 2.59 million in 2013 to 2.85 million in 2019. This has been due partially to the US’s aging population, and also due to rising...