Overview
Sherry L. Murphy is a researcher at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics. She is a primary author of the annual "Mortality in the United States" NCHS Data Brief series, which provides final summary statistics on U.S. deaths, death rates, leading causes, and life expectancy from the National Vital Statistics System.
Key Contributions
- Murphy et al. (2021): Lead author of NCHS Data Brief No. 427 documenting 2020 U.S. mortality — the largest single-year LE drop (−1.8 years) and AADR increase (+16.8%) in the modern record, driven by COVID-19.
- Annual mortality data briefs: Co-authors the recurring NCHS series reporting final-year mortality data used as reference statistics in social insurance, public health, and demographic research.
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