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North Carolina

$575605 Million

Gross Domestic Product

10,383,620

Population in 2018

$19817.3 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 $10051
Asian $300
Black $7486
Latino $2619
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander $17124
Total $19817.3
GDP $575605
Share of GDP 3.44%
Cost Per Capita $1909
State American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
American Indian or Alaska Native 10051
Asian 300
Black 7486
Latino 2619
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 17124

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

Data from Table 2 of the Socioeconomic Health Report

Less than High School $15833
High School or GED $14467
Some College $4223
Total $48508
Share of GDP 8.43%
Per Capita $4672
State Less Than High School High School or GED Some College Total Share of GDP Per Capita
Less Than High School 15833
High School or GED 14467
Some College 4223
Total 48508
Share of GDP 8.43
Per Capita 4672

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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