Blacks get sick easier, stay sick longer and die sooner than whites.
A white baby one in 1996 can expect to live for 76.8 years, while the average black baby will live 70.2 years. Blacks get sick easier, stay sick longer and die sooner than whites. Blacks are more likely to be born too little and less likely to survive their first year. At work and in schools, blacks have made impressive gains. Poverty has fallen.