And the maternal mortality rate for Black women remains a national shame: In 2021, it was than that of white women — the third straight year of significant increases in Black women’s pregnancy-related deaths.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/headway/black-women-health.html

As of 2020, the firearm mortality rate for those under age 19 is 5.6 per 100,000.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-mark-anniversary-gun-safety-law-signed-after-100135682

Before the programme’s launch, the infant mortality rate was 41 per 1,000 live births, which has now come down to 35. Shah elaborated that other health indicators also show improvement as poor people receive timely treatment.

Source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/02/pakistans-free-health-insurance-benefits-women/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pakistans-free-health-insurance-benefits-women

But as the BMA notes, what they didn’t report was that in Wales, where no strike action took place, the mortality rate was 14 percent above the five-year average.

Source: https://leftfootforward.org/2023/04/telegraph-makes-misleading-death-data-claims-on-junior-doctors-strikes-costing-lives/

Cigarette consumption peaked in the United States in 1965, one year after the Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General held cigarette smoking responsible for a 70 percent increase in the mortality rate of smokers over nonsmokers.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2023-12-26/all-the-news-thats-fit-baby-kneecaps-insurance-costs-and-calorie-burning

Dr Smith said: 'We are not sure if these two outbreaks are linked, but the fact that the same organism is most likely causing this fungal meningitis makes us worried about a high mortality rate.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12136743/Fungal-outbreak-Mexico-declared-international-emergency-World-Health-Organization.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Higher Mortality Rates: Long stayers face an 11 per cent mortality rate, compared to just five per cent of all admissions.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nhs-ace-harnesses-ai-predict-long-stay-patients-improve-hospital-outcomes-1719230

In the meantime there are a variety of socioeconomic factors that may be contributing to the staggering mortality rate among African-American women with breast cancer—namely inadequate screening, inadequate treatment, and lack of access to treatment.

Source: https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2023/10/broad-disparity-for-how-black-women-experience-breast-cancer/

Its preterm birth rate stood at 9%, and its infant mortality rate rose from 3.7 to 3.8 per 1,000 live births, March of Dimes’ figures show.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/13/march-of-dimes-annual-walk-along-the-charles-river-spotlights-maternal-and-infant-health-in-massachusetts/

Lower stress levels are not the only possible explanation for churchgoers’ longer lifespans: Non-churchgoers had a higher mortality rate even after controlling their medical conditions, which suggests religiosity alone may play a factor in longevity.

Source: https://www.ghanamma.com/2023/10/11/going-to-church-prolongs-your-life-by-14-years/

Privately, however, staff in the field agreed that the high mortality rate was a result of the government’s failure to distribute food supplies that were readily available in the country.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-column/un-and-rohingya-refugee-repatriation-is-history-about-to-repeat-itself.html

The genetic condition often leads to miscarriage and stillbirth, with a 90-95% mortality rate for babies within the first year after birth.

Source: https://therecordnewspaper.org/texas-judge-grants-exception-to-state-abortion-ban/

The infant mortality rate stands menacingly at 54.74 per 1, 000 births.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/bill-gates-scathing-remarks-on-health-care-expenditure/

The move comes amid criticism that Ms Letby was able to evade formal scrutiny as the hospital’s infant mortality rate rose and suspiscions were raised about her activities.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehignett/2023/08/19/lucy-letby-uk-orders-inquiry-after-nurse-found-guilty-of-killing-babies/

The numbers take into account only those patients who died in hospitals, potentially a fraction of the true mortality rate in a country where millions of people don’t have easy access to health care facilities, especially in rural areas.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/02/15/chinas-sharp-drop-in-coviddeaths-revives-data-concerns/

The reason that it isn't higher on the list with such a high mortality rate is that it seems like the infected's death isn't prolonged, and if the cells are revived after death, there isn't awareness from the victim.

Source: https://screenrant.com/resident-evil-viruses-worst-mutations-las-plagas-uroboros/

Therefore, the mortality rate for pancreatic cancer is very high.

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pancreatic-cancer-drugs-global-market-report-2023-sector-to-reach-4-6-billion-in-2027-at-a-cagr-of-4-1-301780929.html

There have already been hundreds of outbreaks of this infection worldwide, with a mortality rate of between 30 and 60%.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-11-fungal-hybrids-climate-crisis-trigger.html

These are primarily around key intersections within the county that have a high crash rate or potentially a high mortality rate.”

Source: https://www.greeleytribune.com/2023/11/18/weld-county-council-to-consider-approving-excess-revenue-of-53-2m-as-county-exceeds-growth-cap/

The Statistics Office notes that the mortality rate has decreased.

Source: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23152803/slovak-citizen-involvement-in-attempted-russian-arms-deals.html