Baltimore’s Other Divide

In Freddie Gray’s Neighborhood, The Best Medical Care Is Close But Elusive

Last year’s Baltimore unrest highlighted deep distrust between police and poor African-Americans. Dozens of interviews and little-seen data show a similar gap between that community and the city’s renowned health system.

Map: In Poor Baltimore Neighborhoods, Life Expectancy Similar to Developing Countries

In Sandtown, where Freddie Gray lived and the median household income is less than a quarter of Roland Park’s, the life expectancy is 70 years. That matches the average life expectancy in North Korea, an impoverished dictatorship where millions suffer from chronic undernourishment, according to the United Nations.