Anti-racist handbook
Racial disparities in life expectancy reflect the cumulative disadvantage of living as a minority in the United States: Women’s and men’s life expectancy at birth, by race and ethnicity, 2022
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 80.1 | 75.1 |
| Black | 76.5 | 69.1 |
| Hispanic | 82.8 | 77.0 |
| AIAN | 71.3 | 64.5 |
| Asian | 86.3 | 82.3 |
Notes: AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native. Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, Asian non-Hispanic, AIAN non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: National Vital Statistics Reports, United States Life Tables, 2022, Table A.
Source: Arias et al. 2025. “Table A. Expectation of life, by age, Hispanic origin and race, and sex: United States, 2022” (table) in United States Life Tables, 2022, NVSS Vital Statistics Rapid Release, Volume 72, No. 12, April 2025
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