Women of color in healthcare

Health inequities are most common in low- and middle-income countries.

• True

• False

A white American will live about 3.5 years longer than a Black American born on the same day.

• True

• False

The gap between white American and Black American infant mortality rates has only improves slightly in the past 50 years.

• True

• False

Whether or not you have health insurance is the best predictor of your health.

• True

• False

Wealthy women are 20 times more likely to have a birth attended by a skilled health worker than poor women.

• True

• False

Most deaths from noncommunicable diseases like heart disease and diabetes occur in high-income countries

• True

• False

How does U.S. life expectancy compare to other countries?

• #1

• in the top 5

• in the top 10

• 29th place

Where did the U.S. rank in life expectancy 50 years ago?

• #1

• in the top 5

• in the top 10

• 30th place

How much does the US spend per person on health care compared to the average of the other industrialized countries?

• three quarters of the average

• the same

• two and a half times as much

• four times as much

How did the US smoking rates compare to those of other wealthy countries?

• #1 highest smoking rates

• top 5

• top 10

• below 25 (lowest smoking rates)