Health statistics improve overall, but low-income areas lag behind
January 5, 2021 Raanan Geberer
Jennet and Artyom Zobnin welcomed Aidan, the first Brooklyn baby of 2020, at Coney Island Hospital. Infant mortality has gone down and life expectancy has gone up throughout the city. Photo courtesy of Coney Island Hospital
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Report gives stats for each Brooklyn neighborhood
From Brooklyneagle.com
Life expectancy in New York City has increased over the past decade to 81.3 years, teen birth rates declined 55.1 percent and the infant mortality rate reached a new low of 3.9 deaths per 1,000 live births.