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Nearly 94% of reported abortions happen before two and a half months of pregnancy.
Black and Indigenous peoples had the highest fentanyl overdose rates of any racial demographic.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the US. Tick bite-related ER visits are highest on average from April to July, and peak in May.
Over one-third of adults and children and three-quarters of high school students don't get enough sleep.
In 2019, Kentucky had the highest cancer incidence rate nationwide, over 13% above the national average, while Mississippi had the highest cancer mortality rate, over 20% above the national average.
One out of every 42 babies born in the US in 2021 was conceived using IVF or other assisted reproductive technology.
Nationwide colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates have fallen since 2000, but rates have been increasing among younger adults for several years.
The crude death rate helps researchers calculate overall mortality by measuring the number of deaths that occur over a period of time, per one thousand people.
The prevalence of diabetes increased from 10.3% of people in 2001 to 11.6% in 2021.
Of the 7+ million people who contract a waterborne illness each year, swimmer’s ear and norovirus are the most common ailments.
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