In this video, Kara Clark, Senior Research Actuary at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, presents highlights from the Quarterly Mortality Monitoring Report (QMMR) released in June 2025. The report tracks real-time trends in U.S. population mortality, adjusting for age and reporting lags to ensure accurate comparisons over time. As of March 2025, the age-standardized death rate was 849.7 per 100,000—up slightly from 2024—driven mainly by higher mortality among adults aged 60 and older. Younger adults saw small improvements, while leading causes such as heart disease and cancer continued to decline. The findings suggest mortality is stabilizing post-pandemic, though certain causes and age groups warrant continued monitoring.
Contributors: Kara Clark, FSA, MAAA; Jon Forster, ASA, MAAA