Black men have the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group in the United States, as CDC figures affirm. Based on Census Bureau projections, the life expectancy for a Black American male born in 2020 is 74 years, nearly five years less than the life expectancy for a white newborn male. The death rate for Black Americans of all genders is generally higher than whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide.
Clearly, there is a national health crisis among Black Americans. But is genetics the underlying culprit? Dr. Mathews visits with Mark Alyn.