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Racial Disparities in US Healthcare

Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare and mortality rates among women in the US, particularly those aged 18-44.

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Jan 25, 2026
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How do leading causes of death for women aged 18–44 compare across racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.?

women aged 18–44 are led by external causes—unintentional injuries, suicide and homicide—with chronic conditions like heart disease, cancer, diabetes and HIV appearing unevenly across ; the ranking an...

Feb 5, 2026

How do observer-assigned race entries (e.g., on death certificates) affect statistics for multiracial populations?

Observer-assigned race on administrative records such as death certificates systematically shifts counts away from self-identified categories, producing undercounts for some groups and overcounts for ...