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health disparity
health dis·par·i·ty
Definitions related to health disparity:
  • A health difference that adversely affects disadvantaged populations.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A population-specific difference in the presence of disease, health outcomes or access to care.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (health disparities) Health disparities are health differences between different groups of people. These health differences may include: How many people get certain diseases; How severe the diseases are; How many people have complications because of the diseases; How many people die from a disease; Whether people can get health care; How many people get screened for a disease. These groups of people may be based on: Race; Ethnicity; Immigrant status; Disability; Sex or gender; Sexual orientation; Geography; Income; Level of education. NIH: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
    MedlinePlus
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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