A new study indicates that systemic racism, which has spread into nearly every county in the U.S., continues to result in preventable deaths of people of color.
Aug. 4, 2023 –
Nationwide, Black people, American Indian people, and Alaska Native people were more likely to die of any cause, compared to white people. Meanwhile, Asian people and Latino people had lower risks of death from any cause, compared to white people.. Researchers analyzed death certificate information and county-level population characteristics from two national databases for the years 2000 to 2019.
Noticeable differences along racial and ethnic lines appeared in nearly all of the more than 3,000 counties studied. American Indian and Alaska Native people were more likely than white people to die of skin and subcutaneous diseases, of HIV/AIDS, or of other sexually transmitted infections. Black people were more likely than white people to die of diabetes complications, kidney disease, maternal or neonatal disorders, HIV/AIDS, or other sexually transmitted infections.
“The consistency of these patterns strongly suggests shared root causes and highlights the widespread, perpetual, and negative impact of systemic racism on health,” said researcher Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor of health metric sciences at the University of Washington, in a
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