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Posted
August 23, 2024

Graphic of the week: Racial disparities in premature death

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Analysis from data included in HPIO’s 2024 Health Value Dashboard shows that if disparities were eliminated in Ohio, Black Ohioans could collectively gain more than 60,000 years of life.

As illustrated above, because of disparities and inequities, Black Ohioans die prematurely at a rate 1.6 times greater than white Ohioans.

The Health Value Dashboard includes equity profiles that explore gaps in outcomes among groups of Ohioans and analyze the barriers to health that contribute to these gaps. The profiles also include calculations for how many Ohioans would benefit if disparities were eliminated.

Last year HPIO released a first-of-its-kind analysis of the economic benefits of eliminating racial disparities in Ohio.

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