A new study has found that black Americans die almost four years earlier than white Americans, according to an article on HealthDay.
According to the study, life expectancy for whites went from 71.7 years old in 1970 to 78.9 years old in 2010, while life expectancy for African-Americans went from 64.1 years old to 75.1 years old for the same time period.
Researchers say the disparity is largely attributable to higher death rates from cancer, diabetes, heart disease, murder and stroke, as well as education.
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