![]() Now we realize the scale of these health inequities, which is not just substantial but sobering.” Dr. Excess years of potential life loss among Black populations was estimated by comparing the age of premature death with typical life expectancy. To determine trends in health disparities among Black and white Americans, investigators analyzed death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1999 through 2020, comparing mortality rates between Black populations and white populations across all age groups. Clyde Yancy, vice dean for diversity and inclusion and chief of cardiology in the department of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Now that we’ve been able to quantify, we realize the scale of these health inequities, which is not just substantial but sobering,” said study co-author Dr. What we haven’t been able to appreciate before was the aggregate consequence of these disparities, otherwise known as health inequities. ![]() “We’ve known about disparities for decades. The findings highlight a staggering disparity in life expectancy between Black and white Americans, and drive home the need for more effective and sustainable health equity approaches in the U.S. From 1999 through 2020, Black Americans experienced more than 1.6 million excess deaths and more than 80 million excess years of life lost compared to white Americans, according to a recent study published in JAMA. ![]()
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