life expectancy gap
Longevity difference measure
The life expectancy gap is the difference in average lifespan between two groups—typically defined by race, income, gender, or geography.
Public health researchers track these gaps to measure inequality: The life expectancy gap between rich and poor Americans has widened over the past four decades.
The term appears in discussions of healthcare access, social determinants of health, and policy reform.
- mortalityState of eventual death
- longevityDuration of existence
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- lifespanTotal existence duration
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- health disparitieshealth disparities, healthcare disparities, ethnic disparities, health outcomes, healthcare equity
- inequalitiesinequality, inequity, disparities, wealth gap, income gap
life expectancy gapbiological age
Body's functional maturity level
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