African Americans

• 44% of African American women over 20 years of age have been diagnosed with hypertension. In 2005, African American men were 30% more likely to die from heart disease than their white counterparts.
• New cases of cervical cancer second highest among Black women (8.6 per 100,000)
• Chronic kidney disease is estimated to be more common in non-Hispanic blacks (18%)
• 44% more likely to die from a stroke
• 52% more likely to die from cervical cancer
• 72% more likely to be diabetic.