It is widely acknowledged among health and demographic experts that relying solely on what is written on death certificates does not paint an accurate picture of what people in South Africa are ...

According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), a total of 486,841 deaths were registered in the country in 2022, marking a sharp decline from 620,412 in 2021. The deaths that occurred in previous ...

The death rate in the United States returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 as Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to a report published Wednesday by the US Centers for ...

The United States has reached a turning point in its public health story. For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the nation’s overall death rate has returned to pre-2020 levels, ...