Convergence of Mortality Among African Americans

Shahdad Naghshpour and Sediq Sameem

The American Economist, 2019, vol. 64, issue 2, 237-245

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore any possible convergence in African American mortality rates in the United States. Using county-level data of the United States over a period of nearly five decades (1968-2015), the findings indicate that β-convergence has occurred in mortality rates of African American population implying that their mortality rates are getting closer to their means. The results are particularly stronger for females and the elderly. The findings reflect lower cost of implementation and dissemination of strategies that would target the health of such population. JEL Classifications : II0, I30, R10

Keywords: convergence; mortality; African Americans; Blacks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/0569434518812782

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