Yale Study Documents Staggering Toll of Health Disparities

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Yale Study Documents Staggering Toll of Health Disparities for Black Americans


A new study reveals a staggering disparity in life expectancy between Black Americans and their white counterparts between 1999 and 2020. In an analysis of U.S. data, a Yale-led team of researchers found 1.63 million excess deaths in the Black population compared with white Americans, representing more than 80 million excess years of potential life lost.


medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-documents-staggering-toll-of-health-disparities-for-black-americans/

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May 18, 2023 5:37:07 GMT -5 jbrob said:

Yale Study Documents Staggering Toll of Health Disparities for Black Americans


A new study reveals a staggering disparity in life expectancy between Black Americans and their white counterparts between 1999 and 2020. In an analysis of U.S. data, a Yale-led team of researchers found 1.63 million excess deaths in the Black population compared with white Americans, representing more than 80 million excess years of potential life lost.


medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-documents-staggering-toll-of-health-disparities-for-black-americans/

According to the analysis, heart disease was the number one contributor towards age-adjusted excess mortality for men and women, followed by cancer for men. The widest racial gap in years of potential life lost within the population occurs during the first year of life.


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