Although the disparity in the number of overall deaths reported between Black and white Americans has narrowed over the course of the last 75 years, researchers say that the same does not hold true ...

The study found that while gaps in life expectancy and mortality decreased between Black and White Americans over the study period, relative mortality in infants and children increased.

New study reveals that Black children in the US have faced significantly higher mortality rates than their White peers, with no improvement since the 1950s.

Mortality rates were 92% higher in Black vs. white infants in the 1950s and 115% higher in the 2010s. Nearly 690,000 deaths among Black youth could have been avoided if mortality rates were equal.

Much of this can be attributed to the fact the Black infant mortality rate is more than double the white rate, which results in over 3,000 more Black infants dying each year than we should expect.

Racial inequality in US infant and child mortality rates have not decreased in 70 years, with Black Americans having nearly twice the risk for death compared to their White counterparts.

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Black infants are dying at twice the rate of white infants – and it’s largely thanks to healthcare inequality. “This is like a red alarm,” Harvard University associated professor Dr ...