Demography In the United States, the rich can expect to enjoy better health and a longer life than the poor. Despite policies directed at improving the health of both the young and the poor, there is little evidence that this relationship has changed. Currie and Schwandt looked specifically at the life expectancy of present-day children and young adults, finding that mortality inequality has in fact declined over the past 25 years (see the Perspective by Bailey and Timpe). Science , this issue p. [708][1]; see also p. [661][2] [1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aaf1437 [2]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aaf7270