2015-2016 Preliminary Vital Stats Report

PHILADELPHIA — Today, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health released a report summarizing births and deaths for 2015-2016. While there were many encouraging trends such as the continued drop in teen birth rates, overall mortality rates showed a slight increase in 2015 and 2016, perhaps as a result of increases in fatal overdoses involving opioids.

https://mailchi.mp/phila/philadelphia-health-department-releases-2015-2016-preliminary-vital-statistics-report

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