Drug and alcohol use was the largest contributor to increasing mortality among working-age adults, accounting for 8% of deaths in this population between 1990 and 2017.
Mortality among working-age adults in the United States is on the rise. Although mortality has decreased in 16 high-income countries since 2010, the U.S. rate is increasing among young and middle-aged adults and in all racial groups.
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