Avoidable deaths increased in the U.S. as they dropped elsewhere 

In the United States, the number of deaths that didn’t have to happen has risen over time.

From 2009 to 2019, the average rate of avoidable deaths rose by 33 per 100,000 people across the country, researchers report March 24 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Meanwhile, other countries trended down: Members of the European Union experienced an average decrease of 24 per 100,000 over the same time period. And countries that are part of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and…