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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Years of Potential Life Lost Attributable to COVID-19 in the United States: An Analysis of 45 States and the District of Columbia

Xu, J. J., Chen, J. T.,Belin, T. R., Brookmeyer, R. S., Suchard, M. A., Ramirez, C.M.

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This article looks at COVID-19 mortality rates by minority population percentage for 45 states within the U.S. and Washington, D.C., to analyze possible disparities among minority populations. The results show significant increases in COVID-19 death rates among non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics, with non-Hispanic Whites experiencing the least disparities.

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Advancing Racial Equity

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2020