Silver Book Fact
Difference in life expectancy by race
Between 2003 and 2013, the difference between the life expectancy of the white population and the black population decreased 2.3 years.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2014 with Special Feature on Adults Aged 55-64; 2014. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus14.pdf. Accessed June 30, 2015