With that, the death rates, life expectancy and estimated years of potential life lost were all calculated. Based on the data, Black children and infants were found to be twice as likely to die ...

In the 2010s, medical conditions during the perinatal period were the largest cause of excess death in Black children younger than five years and external causes (including homicides, suicides ...

I pray to God every night that we will soon find out what causes this deadly disease. The term 'Black Death' was first used in English in the 1700s. At the time of the epidemic, most people would ...

Racial inequality in US infant and child mortality rates have not decreased in 70 years, with Black Americans having nearly twice the risk for death compared to their White counterparts.

Surgeon General George M. Sternberg in the January Appletons' Popular Science Monthly. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for ...

educational, and political disparities remain issues in the Black community, now we have something else to add to our already hefty plate of worries: the shocking death rate of Black children.