A new study led by Northwestern University professor Hannes Schwandt is the first to show in fine detail the stark differences in life expectancy loss during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic between people living in high- and low-income census tracts in the U.S., and the disproportionate reduction in life expectancy—even within wealthy areas—for Hispanic, Black and Asian Californians.
Income-based life expectancy gap in California grew by 4 years from 2019 to 2021
A new study led by Northwestern University professor Hannes Schwandt is the first to show in fine detail the stark differences in life expectancy loss during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic between people living in high- and low-income census tracts in the U.S., and the disproportionate reduction in life expectancy—even within wealthy areas—for Hispanic, Black and Asian Californians.