The Evolution of the Racial Gap in U.S. Life Expectancy

Siddhartha Sanghi and Amy Smaldone

On the Economy from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Abstract: White Americans live longer than Black Americans, but the gap has been narrowing. What has been driving that in recent decades?

Keywords: life expectancy; racial gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-01-27
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