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Rural prime working-age adults saw increases in natural-cause mortality rates from 1999–2001 to 2017–2019

  • Rural Economy & Population
  • Rural Poverty & Well-Being
Vertical column chart showing change in natural-cause mortality rate by age group from 1999–2001 to 2017–2019 in urban and rural counties.

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USDA, Economic Research Service researchers, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, examined the widening natural-cause mortality gap between rural and urban working-age adults. This increasing disparity is an indicator of worsening rural population health.

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