The purpose of this essay is to discuss and understand the link between inequalities in health and ethnicity. This goal will be achieved in several ways. First by defining and evaluating what race and ethnicity are, distinguishing between the different definitions. Second, explain the biological, as opposed to cultural, differences between race and ethnicity; also explaining sociological studies on race as a social definition; stating why sociologists have abandoned the biological concept of race. Finally, it will explain and evaluate some statistics on health and ethnicity, which will be used as evidence of disparities in individuals' health and treatment needs. In England, not all individuals look alike, although sociologists and other social scientists have abandoned the scientific basis of race and credited the interrelationships between culture and social structure in the creation of diverse social groups. Health inequities are preventable and unfair differences in health status experienced by certain ethnic groups/populations. People from lower socioeconomic groups are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases and die earlier than those who are more advantaged. Poor health is caused by a wide range of factors, including biological determinants (age, sex, hereditary factors) and broader social determinants such as education, social position, income, local environment and experiences of racism and racial discrimination. The social determinants of health are unequally distributed across ethnic groups, leading to unjust and preventable inequalities in health. In the article “The Dynamics of Diversity: Evidence from the 2011 Census” many of the inequalities between ethnic groups across England are shown. Some of the findings indicate that there are inequalities in the health of Pakistani and Bangladeshi women. Their disease rates were both 10 percent higher than white women in 1991, 2001, and