Women's Heart Disease Atlas: Section 1
Figure 1.1
Specific categories of heart disease deaths among women 35 years of age
and older, by race and ethnicity, 1991–1995
| |
Ischemic heart
disease |
Hypertensive heart disease |
Diseases of pulmonary
circulation |
Other forms of heart disease |
Rheumatic heart
disease |
| American Indian and Alaska Native
Women |
62% |
6% |
1% |
29% |
2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander
Women |
59% |
3% |
2% |
34% |
2% |
| Black Women |
54% |
9% |
3% |
33% |
1% |
| Hispanic Women |
67% |
5% |
2% |
25% |
1% |
| White Women |
66% |
3% |
2% |
28% |
1% |
Return to Section 1: Racial
and Ethnic Disparities in Heart Disease Among Women
Figure 1.2
Age distribution of heart disease deaths among women 35 years of age and
older, by race and ethnicity, 1991–1995
| |
Aged
35–44 Years |
Aged
45–54 Years |
Aged
55–64 Years |
Aged
65–74 Years |
Aged
75–84 Years |
Aged 85
and Older |
| American Indian and Alaska Native
Women |
2% |
7% |
15% |
24% |
27% |
25% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander
Women |
2% |
4% |
10% |
22% |
31% |
31% |
| Black
Women |
3% |
6% |
12% |
23% |
30% |
26% |
| Hispanic
Women |
2% |
4% |
10% |
21% |
30% |
33% |
| White
Women |
1% |
1% |
5% |
16% |
33% |
44% |
Return to Section 1: Racial
and Ethnic Disparities in Heart Disease Among Women
Date last reviewed:
05/12/2006
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
|
