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Alaska

$54851 Million

Gross Domestic Product

737,438

Population in 2018

$2253.9 Million

Total Economic Burden of Health Inequities in 2018

Total Economic Burden of Health Inequities in 2018
($ Millions)

Data from Table 2 of the Racial and Ethnic Health Report

American Indian or Alaska Native $17057
Asian $164
Black $6490
Latino $6461
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander $604
Total $2253.9
GDP $54851
Share of GDP 4.11%
Cost Per Capita $3056
State American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
American Indian or Alaska Native 17057
Asian 164
Black 6490
Latino 6461
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 604

Total Economic Burden of SES Health Inequities in 2018
($ Millions)

Data from Table 2 of the Socioeconomic Health Report

Less than High School $14804
High School or GED $10837
Some College $1944
Total $2278
Share of GDP 4.15%
Per Capita $3088
State Less Than High School High School or GED Some College Total Share of GDP Per Capita
Less Than High School 14804
High School or GED 10837
Some College 1944
Total 2278
Share of GDP 4.15
Per Capita 3088

Racial and Ethnic Health Report

This study estimates the economic burden of racial and ethnic inequities in the US. The report measures the sum of excess medical care costs, lost labor market productivity, and excess premature death (before age 78) costs by race and ethnicity compared to health equity goals.

Socioeconomic Health Report

This study was conducted to estimate the economic burden of socioeconomic health inequities in the US. The measures included excess medical care costs, lost labor market productivity, and excess premature death costs.

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