Comparing Health Outcomes of Privileged US Citizens With Those of Average Residents of Other Developed Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The average health outcomes in the US are not as good as the average health outcomes in other developed countries. However, whether high-income US citizens have better health outcomes than average individuals in other developed countries is unknown.

Objective

To assess whether the health outcomes of White US citizens living in the 1% and 5% richest counties (hereafter referred to as privileged White US citizens) are better than the health outcomes of average residents in other developed countries.

Design, setting, and participants

This comparative effectiveness study, conducted from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2015, identified White US citizens living in the 1% (n = 32) and 5% (n = 157) highest-income counties in the US and measured the following 6 hea

SUBMITTER: Emanuel EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7770612 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature