Why Did US Deaths Shoot Up 40% Above Normal Last Year?

Alarming even insurance companies, something has driven the death rate up 40% among working Americans within a one-year period, and it's not COVID-19.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• OneAmerica, a national life insurance company based in Indianapolis, reports working age people (18 to 64) are dying at a rate that is 40% higher than prepandemic rates

• There’s also been an uptick in disability claims. Initially, there was a rise in short-term disability claims, but now most claims are for long-term disabilities

• Hospitali…