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FastStats - Health of Black or African American Population

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FastStats - Health of Black or African American Population NCHS Home Health of Black or African American non-Hispanic Population Data are for the U.S. Live births Number of births: 517,889 Births per 1,000 women aged 15-44: 57.4 Source: Births: Final Data for …

Key Facts on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity

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Hispanic people are the youngest population, with 33% below age 18, and 57% below age 34 (Figure 4). Roughly half of Black …

African American Health | VitalSigns | CDC

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The death rate for African Americans decreased 25% from 1999 to 2015. African Americans ages 18-49 are 2 times as likely to die from heart disease than whites. African Americans ages 35-64 years …

African Americans/Blacks | Health Disparities | CDC

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In 2018, the overall rate of reported chlamydia cases among Blacks in the United States was 1,192.5 cases per 100,000 population. The rate of reported chlamydia cases among Black females was five times the rate …

Fact Sheet: Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fact-sheet-health-disparities-by-race-and-ethnicity/

Chronic Disease Among African American Families: A …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0431.htm

We included studies with samples of at least 50% African Americans or Black Americans, or a subgroup analysis of this population. Inclusion criteria specified studies that reported data for at least 2 family …

Why 7 Deadly Diseases Strike Blacks Most - WebMD

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Blacks are up to 2.5 times more likely to suffer a limb amputation and up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer kidney disease than other people with diabetes. …

7 Common Health Concerns African Americans Should …

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Peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that develops when your arteries become clogged with fatty deposits that can limit circulation, affects one in every 20 …

Facts About the U.S. Black Population | Pew Research …

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The Black population has grown by more than 10 million since 2000, when 36.2 million of the U.S. population identified as Black, marking a 29% increase over almost two decades. More than 4.6 million …

This Med Student Wrote the Book on Diagnosing …

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The online handbook includes images and descriptions of clinical signs and symptoms in Black and Brown skin. “We looked for pictures and clinical descriptors that we could use to define them,...