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Last Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2007
Last Modified: October 17, 2008
Content Source:
Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD) |
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United States has become increasingly
diverse in the last century. According
to the 2000 U.S. Census, approximately
30 percent of the population currently
belongs to a racial or ethnic minority
group: American Indian or Alaska Native,
Asian American, Black or African
American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. The
Census Bureau projects that by the year
2100, non-Hispanic whites will make up
only 40 percent of the U.S. population.
Though health indicators such as life
expectancy and infant mortality have
improved for most Americans, some minorities
experience a disproportionate burden of
preventable disease, death, and
disability compared with non-minorities. |
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