Original question: "Has there been a time in the last five years when a friend or family member passed away after not receiving treatment for their condition due to their inability to pay for it?"
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US knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in 2019, by race
As of 2019, 20.3 percent of nonwhites in the United States stated that in the past five years they had a friend or family member who died after not receiving medical treatment due to an inability to pay. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with knowledge of a death due to an ability to pay for medical treatment in the past five years, by race.
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Gallup. (November 12, 2019). Knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in the past five years in the U.S. as of 2019, by race [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/1074552/knowledge-of-deaths-due-to-inability-to-pay-for-medical-treatment-us-by-race/
Gallup. "Knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in the past five years in the U.S. as of 2019, by race." Chart. November 12, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/1074552/knowledge-of-deaths-due-to-inability-to-pay-for-medical-treatment-us-by-race/
Gallup. (2019). Knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in the past five years in the U.S. as of 2019, by race. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/1074552/knowledge-of-deaths-due-to-inability-to-pay-for-medical-treatment-us-by-race/
Gallup. "Knowledge of Deaths Due to Inability to Pay for Medical Treatment in The past Five Years in The U.S. as of 2019, by Race." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Nov 2019, /statistics/1074552/knowledge-of-deaths-due-to-inability-to-pay-for-medical-treatment-us-by-race/
Gallup, Knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in the past five years in the U.S. as of 2019, by race ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1074552/knowledge-of-deaths-due-to-inability-to-pay-for-medical-treatment-us-by-race/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Knowledge of deaths due to inability to pay for medical treatment in the past five years in the U.S. as of 2019, by race [Graph], Gallup, November 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1074552/knowledge-of-deaths-due-to-inability-to-pay-for-medical-treatment-us-by-race/
