In the U.S., increases in life expectancy were seen for Black, API, Latino, White populations, but no change seen for AIAN<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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FRIDAY, June 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Disparities in life expectancy among racial\/ethnic groups are widespread and persisted from 2000 to 2019 in the United States, according to a study published online June 16 in The Lancet.<\/em><\/p>\n Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Ph.D., from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues estimated annual sex- and age-specific mortality rates stratified by county and racial\/ethnic group from 2000 to 2019 by applying novel small-area estimation models to death registration data from the U.S. National Vital Statistics System and population data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.<\/p>\n The researchers found that trends in life expectancy differed among racial\/ethnic groups and among counties between 2000 and 2019. Nationally, life expectancy increased for people who were Black, non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Latino, and White (change, 3.9, 2.9, 2.7, and 1.7 years, respectively) but remained the same for non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN; 0.0 years). During this period, the negative difference in life expectancy for the Black versus White population decreased, while the negative difference for the AIAN population versus the White population increased; these patterns were widespread throughout counties. Improvements in life expectancy were seen in most counties for all racial\/ethnic groups and were larger from 2000 to 2010 than 2010 to 2019.<\/p>\n “Addressing inequities in social and structural determinants of health to reduce and ultimately eliminate disparities and achieve health equity is crucial,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n