Link:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2804822/
JAMA. 2023;329(19):1662-1670. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.7022
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Key Points
Question How many excess deaths and years of potential life lost for the Black population, compared with the White population, occurred in the United States from 1999 through 2020?
Findings Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, excess deaths and years of potential life lost persisted throughout the period, with initial progress followed by stagnation of improvement and substantial worsening in 2020. The Black population had 1.63 million excess deaths, representing more than 80 million years of potential life lost over the study period.
Meaning After initial progress, excess mortality and years of potential life lost among the US Black population stagnated and then worsened, indicating a need for new approaches.
Author(s): César Caraballo, MD1,2; Daisy S. Massey, BA3; Chima D. Ndumele, PhD4; et al
Publication Date: 16 May 2023
Publication Site: JAMA Network