The COVID-19 pandemic is among the reasons, but there are other key issues that lead to the disparities.
Consider the projected lifespans for two babies born in Southern California during the first year of the pandemic:data
So, if life expectancy numbers are falling – and they are nationally as well as in California – it’s because of a surge in deaths. State records show the death count in California in 2020 and ’21from the average of the five previous years, and the number of younger people in that mix was enough to drive down life expectancy.
Those differences reflect everything from employment and geographic isolation to the composition of households. “Why would a virus affect certain groups more than others? The pandemic revealed a system of broader inequities.”So, how are differences in race, money and geography killing some of us earlier than others?
“You can tie health outcomes to social connections; higher job status; access to prenatal healthcare; food. The differences in how we live… are strongly predictive of health and well-being,” Carpiano said.
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