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The Growing Inequality in Life Expectancy Among Americans

KFF Health News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000. Studies have also linked the stress of poverty, trauma, and discrimination to detrimental coping behaviors like smoking and substance use disorders.

Health Metrics and Evaluation

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Analysis finds growing inequality in life expectancy among Americans

HEALTHBEAT

JANUARY 22, 2025

Americans health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000. This is like comparing very different countries, said Tom Bollyky, director of the global health program at the Council on Foreign Relations and an author of the study.

Health Metrics and Evaluation

Health Metrics and Evaluation Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Ethnicity and Health Substance Use Disorders

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The Growing Inequality in Life Expectancy Among Americans

Analysis finds growing inequality in life expectancy among Americans

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