Between 2007 & 2023, The Health Of U.S. Children Worsened

From 2007 to 2023, the health of U.S. children worsened across a wide range of health indicator domains, according to a recent study. The broad scope of this deterioration highlights the need to identify and address the root causes of this fundamental decline in the nation’s health, the researchers stated. From 2007 to 2023, infants born in the U.S. were 78% more likely to die compared with their counterparts in other high-income countries. Similarly, U.S. children and youth ages 1 to 19 were 80% more likely to die.

Key findings include that obesity now affects . . .