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U.S. Life Expectancy Health Disparities

Image of data for county life expectancy by racial/ethnic group in 2019.
Lancet
June 2022
There are large and persistent disparities in life expectancy among racial-ethnic groups in the USA, but the extent to which these patterns vary geographically on a local scale is not well understood. This analysis estimated life expectancy for five racial-ethnic groups, in 3110 US counties over 20 years, to describe spatial-temporal variations in life expectancy and disparities between racial-ethnic groups.

Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Acting Director
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
NIDCR Deputy Director

Dr. Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque is the Acting Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health. An accomplished clinician, researcher, and leader, Dr. Webster-Cyriaque had previously served as a faculty member at the University of North Carolina (UNC) schools of dentistry and medicine for more than two decades.

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