Yale Study Documents Staggering Toll of Health Disparities for Black Americans < Yale School of Medicine
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 2, 2023
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.
The findings drive home the urgency of making health equity a reality and the need for policymakers and health care professionals to address structural racism and health disparities, the researchers say. While some progress toward reducing disparities was . . .
