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African-American Health Care Statistics
- Goal:
To assure that there is never an excuse for any public official in a
policy making position to be misinformed about
the precarious state of health for African-Americans and excess deaths due
to the unavailability of quality heatlh care.
- Background:
The United States now spends nearly a trillion dollars annually
on health expenditures. Both as a percentage of national productivity and per
capita, this amount is larger than any other nation in the world. However, this
tremendous expenditure has not secured the U.S. a rank- among the
"healthiest" nations. In fact, for many health indicators, such as
infant mortality and measles immunizations, the U.S. ranks below some countries
characterized as underdeveloped [Starfield 1991, World Health Organization
1995 ].
'It is noteworthy that the debate on national health care reform has
dealt mostly, with insurance coverage and medical care financing, while avoiding
any serious discussion concerning the true health of the nation.'
The state of health for African-Americans is especially precarious. Chronic disease has
an excessive impact on minority populations.
- The prevalence of diabetes among African Americans is about 70% higher than among
white Americans.
- Infant mortality rates are twice as high for African Americans as for white Americans.
- The 5-year survival rate for cancer among African Americans diagnosed for 1986-1992
was about 44%, compared with 59% for white Americans.
- Purpose
- Provide the basic facts on the significant gap that exists between
African-American and Anglo-American.
- Provide the factual background for public policy discussion on healthcare
of African-Americans.
- Provide reference materials for those who make and regulate public policy at
all levels of the local and national government.
- Provide source materials for use in public discourse on the health of African-Americans.
All materials on this page may be freely copied for use by individuals or organizations.
- BlackHealthCare.com will constantly maintain and update this page.
- Approach
- Provide background materials from well-documented published materials from the
US, State, and local government
- Provide materials in 3 formats - graphical, tabular, and text
- Provide discussion of for each item
The State of African-American Health Care
- AIDS/HIV
- Title: AIDS Case Rates in Persons 13 years and over by Race - 1997
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Race | White | Black |
| 1997 | 12.4 | 107.2 |
- Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Adult/Adolescent AIDS Reporting System
- Arthritis
- Title: Arthritis Case Rates per 1,000 Persons by Race and Age - 1995
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Age | Under 45 years | 45-64 years | 65-74 years | 75 and older |
| White | 29.2 | 234.2 | 443.0 | 548.0 |
| Black | 32.0 | 250.2 | 538.6 | 641.4 |
- Source:Centers for Disease Control and National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey
- Asthma
- Title: Asthma Case Rates per 1,000 Persons by Race and Age - 1995
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Age | Under 45 years | 45-64 years | 65-74 years | 75 and older |
| White | 61.0 | 52.5 | 42.1 | 30.1 |
| Black | 69.0 | 60.0 | 83.7 | 43.2 |
- Source:Centers for Disease Control and National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey
- Cancer of the Trachea, Bronchus and Lung
- Title: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Cancer of the Trachea, Bronchus and Lung by Race and Sex - 1995
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Sex | Female | Male |
| White | 28 | 52 |
| Black | 27 | 77 |
- Source:National Centers for Health Statistics: Mortality Data
- Cancer of the Trachea, Bronchus and Lung
- Title: Age-Adjusted Lung and Bronchus Cancer Incidence Rates by Sex and Race - 1995
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Sex | Female | Male |
| White | 44.2 | 71.5 |
| Black | 42.9 | 114.7 |
- Source:National Centers for Health Statistics: Mortality Data
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Title: Cerebrovascular Disease Case Rates per 1,000 Persons by Race and Age - 1995
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Age | Under 45 years | 45-64 years | 65-74 years | 75 and older |
| White | 1.0 | 13.3 | 51.4 | 97.3 |
| Black | 5.2 | 27.0 | 73.0 | 98.1 |
- Source:Centers for Disease Control and National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Title: Coronary Heart Disease Deaths by Race per 100,000 Population - 1996
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Race | White | Black |
| 1997 | 102.1 | 140.4 |
- Source:Centers for Disease Control and National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey
- Diabetic Amputation
- Title: Lower Extremity Amputation due to Diabetes by Race - 1996
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Race | White | Black |
| 1997 | 8.2 | 10.1 |
- Source:Centers for Disease Control and National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey
- Diabetes Case Rates
- Title: Diabetes Case Rates per 1,000 Persons by Race and Age - 1995
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Age | Under 45 years | 45-64 years | 65-74 years | 75 and older |
| White | 7.1 | 55.8 | 121.7 | 114.2 |
| Black | 8.8 | 121.4 | 239.9 | 177.6 |
- Source:Centers for Disease Control and National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey
- Hypertension Case Rates
- Title: Hypertension Case Rates per 1,000 Persons by Race and Age - 1995
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Age | Under 45 years | 45-64 years | 65-74 years | 75 and older |
| White | 30.1 | 207.8 | 381.5 | 412.8 |
| Black | 46.1 | 344.7 | 561.8 | 477.8 |
- Source:Centers for Disease Control and National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey
- Infant Mortality
- Title: Infant Mortality by Year and Race of the Mother
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Race of mother | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
| Black | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 14.7 |
| White | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
- Source:National Center for Health Statistics: Vital Statistics of the United States, vol. 2, mortality, part A.
- Neonatal Mortality
- Title: Neonatal Infant Mortality (Under 28 days) by Year and Race of the Mother
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Race of mother | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
| Black | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 9.8.1 | 9.6 |
| White | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
- Source:National Center for Health Statistics: Vital Statistics of the United States, vol. 2, mortality, part A.
- Stroke
- Title: Stroke Deaths by Race per 100,000 Population - 1996
- Graph:
- Data Table:
| Race | White | Black |
| 1997 | 24.5 | 44.2 |
- Source:Centers for Disease Control and National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey
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