Life Expectancy by County, Race, and Ethnicity in the USA, 2000–19: A Systematic Analysis of Health Disparities

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Examines county-level racial health disparities over a 20-year period by isolating geography and race/ethnicity in mortality rates. Utilizes death registration data from the U.S. National Vital Statistics System as well as population data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Includes U.S. maps that show county-level life expectancy by race/ethnicity and figures tracking state-by-state changes in life expectancy by race from 2000 to 2019. Free to download with registration.

Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Parkes Kendrick, Yekaterina O Kelly, et al.

The Lancet, 400(10345), 25-38

07/2022

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Health disparities · Mortality · Racial and ethnic groups · Statistics and data