Can States Simultaneously Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Health Outcome Disparities?
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 13 — August 25, 2016
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Figure 1. Racial gap between blacks and whites versus annual percentage change in combined-race mortality: variation in 38 states’ annual percentage improvement in combined-race mortality and in absolute racial gaps, 1999–2013.
| State | Combined-Race Mortality, Annual Percentage Change | Racial Gap in Mortality, Annual Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama (AL) | −0.5 | −3.9 |
| Alaska (AK) | −0.38 | −3.64 |
| Arizona (AZ) | −1.08 | −4.09 |
| California (CA) | −1.56 | −2.37 |
| Colorado (CO) | −1.42 | −2.62 |
| Connecticut (CT) | −1.66 | −3.31 |
| Delaware (DE) | −1.16 | −4.98 |
| Florida (FL) | −1.08 | −5.07 |
| Georgia (GA) | −1.43 | −4.68 |
| Iowa (IA) | −0.69 | −2.13 |
| Illinois (IL) | −1.54 | −2.61 |
| Indiana (IN) | −0.79 | −3.3 |
| Kansas (KS) | −0.71 | −2.71 |
| Kentucky (KY) | −0.39 | −5.22 |
| Louisiana (LA) | −0.94 | −3.17 |
| Massachusetts (MA) | −1.74 | −4.73 |
| Maryland (MD) | −1.83 | −3.96 |
| Michigan (MI) | −1.07 | −2.33 |
| Minnesota (MN) | −1.37 | −3.32 |
| Missouri (MO) | −0.87 | −3.37 |
| Mississippi (MS) | −0.75 | −3.6 |
| North Carolina (NC) | −1.29 | −4.25 |
| Nebraska (NE) | −1.07 | −2.2 |
| New Jersey (NJ) | −1.75 | −3.4 |
| New Mexico (NM) | −0.64 | −3.93 |
| Nevada (NV) | −1.02 | −4.5 |
| New York (NY) | −1.82 | −3.37 |
| Ohio (OH) | −0.8 | −2.43 |
| Oklahoma (OK) | −0.24 | −3.22 |
| Oregon (OR) | −1.23 | −3.64 |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | −1.22 | −2.94 |
| Rhode Island (RI) | −1.22 | −6.6 |
| South Carolina (SC) | −1.39 | −3.94 |
| Tennessee (TN) | −0.77 | −4.51 |
| Texas (TX) | −1.06 | −3.96 |
| Utah (UT) | −0.84 | −2.56 |
| Virginia (VA) | −1.49 | −3.59 |
| Washington (WA) | −1.39 | −4.12 |
Figure 2. Relative racial disparity versus annual percentage change in combined-race mortality: variation in 33 states’ annual percentage improvement in combined-race (black and white) mortality and relative racial disparities, 1999–2013.
| State | Combined-Race Mortality, Annual Percentage Change | Relative Racial Disparity in Mortality, Annual Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama (AL) | −0.5 | −1.37 |
| Alaska (AK) | −0.38 | −1.37 |
| Arizona (AZ) | −1.08 | −1.23 |
| California (CA) | −1.56 | −0.43 |
| Connecticut (CT) | −1.66 | −0.82 |
| Delaware (DE) | −1.16 | −1.80 |
| Florida (FL) | −1.08 | −1.83 |
| Georgia (GA) | −1.43 | −1.61 |
| Illinois (IL) | −1.54 | −0.67 |
| Indiana (IN) | −0.79 | −1.10 |
| Kansas (KS) | −0.71 | −0.95 |
| Kentucky (KY) | −0.39 | −1.58 |
| Louisiana (LA) | −0.94 | −1.09 |
| Massachusetts (MA) | −1.74 | −1.30 |
| Maryland (MD) | −1.83 | −1.25 |
| Michigan (MI) | −1.07 | −0.72 |
| Minnesota (MN) | −1.37 | −0.96 |
| Missouri (MO) | −0.87 | −1.19 |
| Mississippi (MS) | −0.75 | −1.22 |
| North Carolina (NC) | −1.29 | −1.53 |
| New Jersey (NJ) | −1.75 | −1.04 |
| Nevada (NV) | −1.02 | −0.95 |
| New York (NY) | −1.82 | −0.83 |
| Ohio (OH) | −0.8 | −0.72 |
| Oklahoma (OK) | −0.24 | −0.96 |
| Oregon (OR) | −1.23 | −0.90 |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | −1.22 | −0.98 |
| Rhode Island (RI) | −1.22 | −2.47 |
| South Carolina (SC) | −1.39 | −1.34 |
| Tennessee (TN) | −0.77 | −1.67 |
| Texas (TX) | −1.06 | −1.35 |
| Virginia (VA) | −1.49 | −1.14 |
| Washington (WA) | −1.39 | −1.19 |
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