In Philadelphia, older Black men were actually less likely to die than their white peers — until recently. By 2018, their death rate had shot up, according to a @inquirer.com analysis. www.inquirer.com/health/older...
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More older Black men in Philadelphia are dying of overdoses than many other places in the U.S.: ‘It’s like a secret disease’
In Philadelphia, a new analysis shows that older Black men from their 50s to their 70s are dying at the highest rates of all.
