health disparities friday

health disparaties friday

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How have we measured development so far?

• population pyramids

• DTM: Demographic Transition Model

• HDI: Human Development Index

• GHI: Gross Happiness Index

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We've established that the USA is not #1 in any of those measures. Now we will start exploring why the USA is not #1. In what area of development is the US the worst among rich countries?

Health Disparities

Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.

Disparities in IMR: Infant Mortality Rate (how many babies die before age 1)

• Infant mortality among whites ranges from 2.52 per 100,000 in DC to 7.04 per 100,000 in Arkansas;

• among blacks, the range is 8.27 per 100,000 in Massachusetts to 14.28 per 100,000 in Wisconsin.

• In other words, the lowest state infant mortality rate for blacks is greater than the highest state rate for whites.

• Black Americans have higher death rates than whites for all causes of mortality in all age groups up to age 65.5

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The U.S. infant mortality rate is on par with that of

• Same as Croatia, Cuba, Estonia, and Poland;

• if the U.S. infant mortality rate were the same as that of top-ranked Sweden, 21,000 more American babies would live to celebrate their first birthdays every year.

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CUBA: The infant mortality rate has fallen from 80 per 1000 live births in 1950 to 5 per 1000

• In 2015, over 10 percent of Cuba’s GDP, or $9.2 million, went to public health.

• Specifically, funding went to providing more staff, supplies and medicine to hospitals and clinics across the island.

• Additionally, the Cuban Health Minister focused his efforts on public health measures

• He got women and children clean water, adequate diet and food supply and regular free checkups for expecting mothers and children.

Cuba health care spending

Cuba healthcare spending for 2017 was $988, a 1.53% increase from 2016.

United States healthcare spending

• U.S. healthcare spending for 2017 was $10,246, a 3.07% increase from 2016.

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Cuba healthcare $$$

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American healthcare $$$

• in 2017, Cuba spent $988 per capita (per person) on healthcare

• In 2017, the US spent $10,246 per capita (per person) on healthcare

Maternal mortality rate is the number of women

• who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant

• or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.

Cuba

Maternal Mortality Rate

Multiple Choice

In the United States, who is more like to die from having a baby?

• a white woman without a high school diploma

• a black woman with university degrees