Laura Dwyer-Lindgren

Dec 10, 2024 | thinkglobalhealth.org | Thomas J. Bollyky |Laura Dwyer-Lindgren |Ali H Mokdad |Chloe Searchinger

The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one. Nearly two decades ago, a team of researchers published the landmark "Eight Americas" study, which examined drivers of U.S. health inequities between 1982 and 2001 by dividing the U.S. population into groups based on geography, race, income, and other factors.