Early adult death in the US has significantly increased since 2010, with mortality rates exceeding prepandemic levels, even in 2023.

A study done by the University of Minnesota (U of M) found that early adult deaths are on the rise in the U.S., with COVID-19 and drug overdoses being the main causes.

Mortality among adults aged 25 to 44 years rose significantly between 2011 and 2023 compared with trends in the early 2000s, ...

mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk Objective To systematically review and meta-analyse how physical activity (PA) changes from adolescence to early adulthood (13–30 years). Data sources Seven electronic databases ...

Because of that, the death rates for early adults in 2023 were about 70% higher than they could have been if the death rates hadn't started to increase 10 years before the pandemic, researchers found.