openalexFrontiers in Medicine2026-07-23
Trends in respiratory disease mortality in the United States, 1999–2024
Wenjing Wu, Ruonan Tian, Huaqing Guo, Zhiguang Duan
Background Respiratory diseases are a leading cause of death in the US. This study examines mortality trends from 1999 to 2024 using CDC WONDER data, focusing on disparities by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and region. Methods An ecological time-trend study calculated crude and age-a…