Race and ethnicity dynamics in survival to 100 years in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After age 85, the U.S. non-Hispanic Black population mortality rate becomes less than that of the White population (called the Black-White mortality crossover). It is not known how this survival advantage compares to Asian and Hispanic groups, and whether differences persist to age 100+ years.

Methods

The U.S. period life table data were extracted to obtain life expectancy at birth and at ages 70, 85, and 100 years according to year, sex, and race and ethnicity. Age-specific death rates and adult modal age at death were calculated. We computed period probabilities of survival to age 100, from ages 70, 80, and 90. Pseudo-birth cohort calculations were undertaken to enable comparison with period-based results.

Results

In 2019, the Black-White mortality crosso

SUBMITTER: Ouellette N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636438 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature