Compared to 17 other high-income countries, death rates are higher in the U.S. from multiple causes. Although death rates from homicides were much higher in the U.S., the largest contributor to excess deaths was circulatory diseases for every year from 1999 to 2022 except for 2010.
Summary: https://scienceblog.com/america-has-a-heart-problem-not-just-a-drug-problem/
Original paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2848779










