Table 1 PHPI State Examples – Infant Mortality by Absolute Racial Inequality
From: Considering mean and inequality health outcomes together: the population health performance index
Connecticut | Massachusetts | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|---|
Black Infant Mortality Rate | 10.21 (13th) | 6.91 (1st) | 12.40 (27th) |
White Infant Mortality Rate | 3.70 (3rd) | 3.45 (2nd) | 6.76 (37th) |
Combined – Race Infant Mortality Rate | 4.88 (7th) | 3.91 (1st) | 9.33 (39th) |
Absolute Racial Inequality | 6.51 (26th) | 3.46 (2nd) | 5.64 (15th) |
State Mean Index | 0.48 (7th) | 0.58 (1st) | 0.00 (39th) |
State Inequality Index | 0.28 (26th) | 0.62 (2nd) | 0.37 (15th) |
PHPI – Weak Inequality Aversion | 0.46 (8th) | 0.58 (1st) | 0.04 (39th) |
PHPI – Neutral Inequality Aversion | 0.38 (13th) | 0.60 (1st) | 0.19 (36th) |
PHPI – Strong Inequality Aversion | 0.30 (25th) | 0.61 (1st) | 0.34 (18th) |