US Edition‘We Are Still Here, yet Invisible’: Study Finds that US Government Has Overestimated Native American Life Expectancy
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUN 19 – Researchers found Native American life expectancy is 6.5 years lower than the national average due to 41% misclassification of deaths in official records, masking health disparities.
- A recent investigation reported in a leading medical journal reveals that official U.S. data substantially underrepresents mortality disparities among Native Americans between 2008 and 2019.
- Researchers linked U.S. Census data with death certificates and adjusted for racial misclassification, which misidentifies 40% of Native American deaths as other races.
- The study found that American Indian and Alaska Native individuals have a life expectancy that is 6.5 years shorter than the overall U.S. average, a disparity nearly triple the difference reported by the CDC.
- Nanette Star emphasized that misclassification in data leads to underrecognized premature deaths and worsens health disparities in Native communities, making it a critical issue of both health equity and social justice.
- This research implies a need for improved data accuracy and Indigenous-led health initiatives to ensure Native communities receive equitable resources and policy attention.
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‘We are still here_ yet invisible’: Study finds that US government has overestimated Native American ...
By Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Official U.S. records dramatically underestimate mortality and life expectancy disparities for Native Americans, according to a new, groundbreaking study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Related Articles States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules Kennedy says US is pulling funding from global vaccine group Gavi FDA requires upda…
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‘We are still here, yet invisible’: Study finds that US government has overestimated Native American life expectancy
LOS ANGELES — Official U.S. records dramatically underestimate mortality and life expectancy disparities for Native Americans, according to a new, groundbreaking study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
'We are still here, yet invisible.' Study finds that U.S. government has overestimated Native American life expectancy
A new study found that the gap in life expectancy between American Indians and Alaska Natives and the national average was 2.9 times greater than official U.S. statistics.
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A new study finds the death rate for Native Americans — which was already higher than other groups — is much higher than previously thought. The analysis just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds the gap in life expectancy between Native Americans and Alaska Natives and the national average is almost three times wider than what official statistics say it is. The researchers point to the fact that more than 40…
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