Racial disparities in care and health U.S. 2023| ��ƽ��

Number of health and healthcare measures for which members of select racial and ethnic groups fared better or worse than the White population in the U.S. in 2023

Characteristic	Worse	Same	Better	No data
Black	55	3	12	0
Hispanic (vs Non-hispanic Whites)	44	4	22	0
Asian	15	9	42	4
AI/AN	43	3	12	12
NHPI	25	8	5	32

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March 2023

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North America, United States

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

NHPI= Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

AI/AN= American Indian or Alaska Native

People of Hispanic origin may be of any race, other groups are non-Hispanic.

Measures are for the most recent year for which data are available.

"Better" or "Worse" indicates a statistically significant difference from White people at the p<0.05 level.

Missing data due to data limitations: no separate data for a racial/ethnic group, insufficient data for a reliable estimate, or comparisons not possible due to overlapping samples.

61 measures across measures of health coverage, access, and use; health status, outcomes, and behaviors; and social determinants of health

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As of 2023, across 70 measures assessing health and healthcare in the U.S., the Black, AI/AN, and Hispanic populations fare worse than the White population. The racial/ethnic disparity was largest comparing Black and White populations. The Black population fared worse than the White population across 55 health and healthcare measures, while they only fared better than the White population for 12 of them.

On the other hand, the Asian population did not fare worse than White people across most examined measures. Nonetheless, these measures cover aspects of health coverage, access, and use; health status, outcomes, and behaviors; and social determinants of health, yet more is needed to provide the full scope of healthcare disparities.