Infant Mortality and Life Expectancy: The Inequitable Loss of Potential Life.

N C Med J

Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Published: May 2023

Differences in life expectancy between racial and other subgroups of the population indicate inequities in the community. There are both societal and physical factors-including racism, poverty, and access to care-that must be resolved to increase and equalize life expectancy and decrease the infant mortality rate.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.18043/ncm.83.5.318DOI Listing

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