Life Expectancy and Causes of Premature Death by Subgroup for Community-Based Action in Marin County, California, 2017-2021.
Cureus
; 15(12): e51300, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Marin is a medium-sized county in California's San Francisco Bay Area. Despite its historically higher-than-average life expectancy and socioeconomic level, known economic and health disparities by race, ethnicity, and geography became more visible during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:
We calculated life expectancy, measured years of potential life lost (YPLLs), and described premature mortality for the five years of 2017-2021 by race, ethnicity, census tract, and resource level (as measured by Healthy Places Index [HPI]) to provide data on inequities to guide community-centered action to reduce premature mortality.Results:
Life expectancy for the county was 85.2 years. The non-Hispanic African American/Black population experienced the lowest life expectancy of 77.1 years, 11.6 years lower than the non-Hispanic Asian population which had the highest life expectancy (88.7 years). There was a 14.9-year difference in life expectancy between the census tracts with the lowest (77.1 years) and highest (92.0 years) estimates. We found a moderate, positive association between census tract resource level (HPI) and life expectancy (r=0.58, p<0.01). The leading causes of premature death were cancer, diseases of the circulatory system, and accidental overdoses, with variation by subgroup.Conclusion:
These data highlight health disparities that persist in Marin County and can inform data-driven public health strategies to narrow gaps in longevity between communities.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cureus
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos