US Edition‘We Are Still Here, yet Invisible’: Study Finds that US Government Has Overestimated Native American Life Expectancy
- A recent influential analysis reported in a leading medical journal found that official U.S. statistics considerably undervalue the differences in mortality rates and life expectancy experienced by Native American populations.
- Researchers linked the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 American Community Survey with death certificates from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System covering 2008 through 2019 to correct racial misclassification.
- The study revealed that premature death rates among American Indian and Alaska Native populations were underestimated by 42%, and their average lifespan was nearly 6.5 years shorter than that of the overall U.S. population.
- Nanette Star explained that this phenomenon, which they refer to as "erasure," leads to Native American and Alaska Native populations being overlooked in health data, obscuring the true extent of health disparities and premature deaths in these communities.
- The findings imply that misclassification masks the true scale of health disparities, underscoring that accurate data are vital for honoring lives, ensuring accountability, and properly serving Native communities.
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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.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Disparity widens for Native American life expectancy » Native America Calling
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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