Trends in health equity in mortality in the United States, 1969-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Health equity is a significant concern of public health, yet a comprehensive assessment of health equity in the United States over time is lacking. While one might presume that overall health will improve with rising living standards, no such presumption is warranted for health equity, which may decline even as average health improves.

Objectives

To assess trends in national and state-level health equity in mortality for people up to age 25, ages 25-64 and aged 65 and older.

Methods

A health equity metric was calculated as the weighted mean life expectancy relative to a benchmark level, defined as the life expectancy of the most socially-privileged subpopulation (white, non-Latinx males with a college education or higher).We analyzed 114,558,346 death record

SUBMITTER: Anderson NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637635 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature