Acute cardiac care & resuscitationCohort study
Trends in Cardiac Arrest Mortality Among Young Adults in the United States, 1999 to 2024
- death certificate data analysis
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database
- JoinPoint regression analysis
Authors' conclusion
CA-related mortality in those aged 15 to 44 years exhibited fluctuating trends, with a notable rise between 2018 and 2021, followed by a decline through 2024. Males, NH Black Americans, and rural areas had higher mortality rates.
Study context
- Population
- Individuals aged 15 to 44 years in the United States, 1999 to 2024deaths attributed to cardiac arrest (CA)
- Participants
- 289,237 individuals
- Exposure
- Mortality trends associated with CA in young adults, focusing on demographic and regional disparities
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
AAMR trend · 1999 to 2024
annual percentage change, 2018 to 2021
16.50% (95% CI: 8.88%-19.87%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Values |
|---|---|
| AAMR by sex | Males AAMR 11.06 · Females AAMR 7.33 |
| Average AAMR by race and ethnicity | NH Black or African American average AAMR 18.68 · Hispanic/Latino average AAMR 7.92 · NH White average AAMR 7.81 · NH other average AAMR 6.00 |
| AAMR by urbanization | Rural areas AAMR 12.04 · Urban areas AAMR 8.30 |
AAMR by region · 2024
- Western region highest AAMR
- 10.47
Original publication
Trends in Cardiac Arrest Mortality Among Young Adults in the United States, 1999 to 2024. JACC Adv. Published 3 July 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102973
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it