Life Expectancy for White, Black, and Hispanic Race/Ethnicity in U.S. States: Trends and Disparities, 1990 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Life expectancy (LE) differences within and between states by race/ethnicity have not been examined.

Objective

To estimate LE for selected race/ethnicity groups in states from 1990 to 2019.

Design

Cross-sectional time-series analysis.

Setting

United States.

Participants

Deidentified death records and Census data were used to construct regression models with smoothed time series of mortality from 1990 to 2019.

Measurements

LE at birth, by sex and year, for subgroups of people reporting Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black, or non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity.

Results

Disparities in LE across states were 8.0 years for females and 12.2 years for males in 1990 and 7.9 years for females and 7.8 years for males in 2019. When race/ethnicity gr

SUBMITTER: Johnson CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10519623 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature