Older Coloradans have mostly recovered from a pandemic-era increase in death rates, but middle-aged people continue to die younger than expected, mostly from overdoses.
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Older Coloradans nearly back to pre-pandemic death rates, but middle-aged people dying younger than expected - The Denver Post
Death rates shot up in 2020 and 2021, as COVID-19 and an increasingly dangerous illicit drug supply took out Coloradans at rates not seen in decades.
By:Meg Wingerter
Source:The Denver Post
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