Children and Youth Nearly Twice as Likely to Die in the South as New England

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The mortality rate for children and youth in the Southeastern 1 region of the United States was nearly twice (1.8 times) the rate in New England over 2020 and 2021 (Figure 1). The Southeastern states had the highest rates by region over this period, 78.6 deaths per 100,000. The New England states had the lowest More

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