East Tennessee State University: Appalachia's Diseases of Despair Mortality Rates Higher Than Rest of the Nation
November 20, 2020
November 20, 2020
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 20 (TNSRep) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on Nov. 19:
Appalachian Diseases of Despair, a new report from the Appalachian Regional Commission finds that despite overall declining mortality rates from diseases of despair (overdose, suicide, and liver disease) between 2017-2018, the Region's diseases of despair mortality rate in 2018 was still 36 percent higher than the rate for the non-Appalachian United States. Moreove . . .
Appalachian Diseases of Despair, a new report from the Appalachian Regional Commission finds that despite overall declining mortality rates from diseases of despair (overdose, suicide, and liver disease) between 2017-2018, the Region's diseases of despair mortality rate in 2018 was still 36 percent higher than the rate for the non-Appalachian United States. Moreove . . .