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Louisiana

$255492 Million

Gross Domestic Product

4,659,978

Population in 2018

$15308.8 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 $5651
Asian $53
Black $9965
Latino $1222
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander $6839
Total $15308.8
GDP $255492
Share of GDP 5.99%
Cost Per Capita $3285
State American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
American Indian or Alaska Native 5651
Asian 53
Black 9965
Latino 1222
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6839

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

Data from Table 2 of the Socioeconomic Health Report

Less than High School $19291
High School or GED $11145
Some College $2588
Total $23145
Share of GDP 9.06%
Per Capita $4967
State Less Than High School High School or GED Some College Total Share of GDP Per Capita
Less Than High School 19291
High School or GED 11145
Some College 2588
Total 23145
Share of GDP 9.06
Per Capita 4967

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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