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Health Risks and Disparities Experienced by Black
Youth
Health Disparities Experienced by Black Children, Youth, and Adults
Disparities Experienced by Black
Children/Youth
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In 2002, 37% of non-Hispanic black children aged
2-17 years visited a dentist within the past year, compared with 58% of
non-Hispanic white children in the same age group.1
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In 2003, 73% of non-Hispanic black children aged
19-35 months received all recommended vaccines, compared with 83% of
non-Hispanic white children in the same age group.2
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During 2003-2004, 24% of non-Hispanic black
females aged 2-19 years were overweight, compared with 15% of
non-Hispanic white females in the same age group.3
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During 2003-2004, 18% of black children aged
0-17 years had asthma, compared with 12% of white children and 11% of
Hispanic children in the same age group.4
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In 2006, non-Hispanic black females aged 10-14
years were 18 times more likely to have gonorrhea than non-Hispanic
white females aged 10-14 years.5
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In 2006, 8% of non-Hispanic black children
younger than age 18 years were uninsured for health care, compared
with 6% of non-Hispanic white children younger than age 18.6
Disparities Experienced by Black Adults
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During 2001-2004, 40% of non-Hispanic
black women had hypertension, compared with 24% of non-Hispanic white
women.7
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During 2002-2004, the infant mortality rate for non-Hispanic blacks was 13.7 per 1,000 live births, compared with 5.7 for non-Hispanic whites.8
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In 2006, non-Hispanic blacks were about 8 times more likely to have chlamydia than non-Hispanic whites.9 In 2006, non-Hispanic black males aged 20-24 years were more than 10 times
more likely to have syphilis than non-Hispanic white males in the same age group.9
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In 2005, the rate of tuberculosis in blacks was
more than 8 times greater than that of whites.10
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In 2006, the HIV incidence rate among blacks was
7 times greater than that of whites and nearly 3 times greater than that
of Hispanics.11
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In 2005, the death rate caused by homicide for
black males aged 35-44 years was more than 3 times greater than that of
Hispanic males and more than 8 times greater than that of non-Hispanic
white males in the same age group.12
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In 2005, black men aged 45-54 years were 3 times as
likely as Hispanic men aged 45-54 years to die from heart disease.13
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The 2006 National Health Interview Survey found
that 10% of non-Hispanic blacks lacked health insurance for more than a
year, compared with 7% of non-Hispanic whites.14
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Approximately 13% of non-Hispanic blacks aged 20
years or older are living with diabetes, compared with 9% of non-Hispanic
whites aged 20 years or older.15
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- Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal
KM. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States,
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- Flores G, Tomany-Korman SC. Racial and ethnic disparities in
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- CDC.
Sexually Transmitted
Disease Surveillance, 2006 (Table 21B). Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department
of Health & Human Services; 2007.
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Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview
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Health, United States,
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