This is part of an ongoing series about the early deaths of women throughout the US.

This is an ongoing series about the early deaths of women throughout the US with the steepest increase up to 50% in rural America especially since the turn of the century. there have been a couple of posts before today's and you may be interested in following this emerging story.

Why death rates for white women in rural America are spiking

White women living in less-urban areas have seen a stark increase in death rates — as much as 40 percent in some age groups.