Even as COVID raged, spikes in homicide were a significant drag on life expectancy for Black men
University of Wisconsin–MadisonWhile the COVID-19 pandemic quickly reversed decades of progress in closing the gap between life expectancies for Black and white people in the United States, the disease’s toll may have obscured the impact of another significant public health concern — a sharp increase in homicide rates — on the life expectancy of Black men, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.