New research reveals alarming decline in U.S. children’s health

unsurprising. the American healthcare system was designed to kill the most vulnerable.

Key takeaways

• U.S. children and teens were nearly twice as likely to die as their peers in 18 other high-income countries between 2007 and 2022, researchers found.
• Among 3- to 17-year-olds, the prevalence of chronic conditions increased from 39.9% to 45.7% in pediatric health systems.
• Childhood obesity increased from 17.0% to 20.9%.