Life Expectancy Gap Between Black and White Americans Closes Nearly 50% in 30 Years (IMAGE)

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Life Expectancy Gap Between Black and White Americans Closes Nearly 50% in 30 Years

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The life expectancy gap between Black and white Americans closed by nearly 50% between 1990 and 2018, and was on track to close entirely by 2036 when life expectancies stalled after 2012. (Photo courtesy of Janet Currie, Princeton University)

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Janet Currie, Princeton University

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