Life expectancy by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000-19: a systematic analysis of health disparities.
Life expectancy by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000-19: a systematic analysis of health disparities.
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10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00876-5
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发表时间:
2022-07-02
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168.9
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Mokdad, Ali H.
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Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura;Kendrick, Parkes;Kelly, Yekaterina;Sylte, Dillon;Schmidt, Chris;Blacker, Brigette F.;Daoud, Farah;Abdi, Amal A.;Baumann, Mathew;Mouhanna, Farah;Kahn, Ethan;Hay, Simon, I;Mensah, George A.;Napoles, Anna M.;Perez-Stable, Eliseo J.;Shiels, Meredith;Freedman, Neal;Arias, Elizabeth;George, Stephanie A.;Murray, David M.;Phillips, John W. R.;Spittel, Michael L.;Murray, Christopher J. L.;Mokdad, Ali H.
There are large and persistent disparities in life expectancy among racial/ethnic groups in the United States, but it is not well understood to what extent these patterns vary geographically on a local scale. This analysis estimated life expectancy for five racial/ethnic groups, in 3110 counties, over 20 years to describe spatialtemporal variation in life expectancy and disparities across racial/ethnic groups. We applied novel small area estimation models to death registration data from the National Vital Statistics System and population data from the National Center for Health Statistics in order to estimate annual sex- and age-specific mortality rates stratified by county and racial/ethnic group (non-Latino White [White], non-Latino Black [Black], non-Latino American Indian and Alaska Native [AIAN], non-Latino Asian and Pacific Islander [API], and Latino or Hispanic [Latino]) from 2000 to 2019. We adjusted these mortality rates to correct for misreporting of race and ethnicity on death certificates and then constructed abridged life tables to estimate life expectancy at birth. Between 2000 and 2019, the level and trend in life expectancy differed among racial/ethnic groups and among counties. Nationally, life expectancy increased for the Black (3·9 years [95% uncertainty interval 3·8–4·0] to 75·3 years [75·2–75·4]), API (2·9 years [2·7–3·0] to 85·7 years [85·3–86·0]), Latino (2·7 years [2·6–2·8] to 82·2 years [82·0–82·5]), and White (1·7 years [1·6–1·7] to 78·9 years [78·9–79·0]) populations while remaining the same for the AIAN population (0·0 years [–0·3 to 0·4] to 73·1 years [71·5–74·8]). At the national level, the negative gap in life expectancy for the Black compared to the White population decreased over this period, while the negative gap for the AIAN compared to the White population increased; in both cases, these patterns were widespread among counties. The positive gap in life expectancy for the API and Latino populations compared to the White population increased at the national level from 2000 to 2019; however, this gap declined in a sizeable minority of counties (615 of 1465 counties [42·0%]) for the Latino population and in most counties (401 of 666 counties [60·2%]) for the API population. For all racial/ethnic groups, improvements in life expectancy were more widespread across counties and larger from 2000–2010 compared to 2010–2019. Disparities in life expectancy among racial/ethnic groups are widespread and enduring. Local-level data are critical to address root causes of poor health and early death among disadvantaged groups in the United States, eliminate health disparities, and increase longevity for all. National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Cancer Institute; National Institute on Aging; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Office of Disease Prevention; and Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, National Institutes of Health (contract #75N94019C00016).