Each homicide victim loses an estimated 44 years of life. Now the second leading cause, overdoses are responsible for roughly 20% of all the years of life lost in Milwaukee. Older Black men born … Older Black men born 1951-1970 are 14 times more likely to experience drug poisoning deaths. … years. Now disparities in chronic illnesses. The chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, stroke, asthma, kidney disease. These are preventable deaths. 47.7% of diabetes deaths per 100,000 for African Americans in Wisconsin. (40:45–40:52)
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Asserts that older black men born between 1951-1970 are 14 times more likely to die from drug poisoning.
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