# Researchers Determine Why US Has Higher Death Rate

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-05-13-researchers-determine-why-us-has-higher-death-rate-c02a67/
- Published: 2026-05-13
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: newsmax
- Original report: https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/death-rate-higher-substance-abuse/2026/05/12/id/1255976
- Topics: mental-health
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
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> The United States has a higher death rate than other wealthy nations - but not for the reason experts have suspected, a new study says. Some have thought that an increase in substance-related deaths and suicide - so-called "deaths of despair" - has been boosting the U.S....

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*Originally reported by newsmax. [Read more](https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/death-rate-higher-substance-abuse/2026/05/12/id/1255976)*

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*Source: [https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/death-rate-higher-substance-abuse/2026/05/12/id/1255976](https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/death-rate-higher-substance-abuse/2026/05/12/id/1255976)*