- In 2005, chronic liver disease was the seventh leading cause of death for non-Hispanic Black males, 45-54 years old. 1
- African American men are 80% more likely to have chronic liver disease than non-Hispanic White men.
- African American women are 1.4 times more likely to die from chronic liver disease than non-Hispanic White women.
At a glance – Cancer Rates for African Americans (2001-2005):
Cancer |
All Men |
African American Men |
Non-Hispanic White Men |
African American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
549.3 |
651.5 |
568.3 |
1.1 |
Liver & IBD* |
9.9 |
13.2 |
7.3 |
1.8 |
Cancer |
All Women |
African American Women |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
African American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
411.0 |
398.9 |
439.7 |
0.9 |
Liver & IBD* |
3.5 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
Source: : NCI 2008. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005. Tables I-24, I-25, and XIV-10
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005/results_merged/topic_race_ethnicity.pdf [PDF | 1.2MB]
At a glance – Diagnosed:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 8.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
At a glance – Death Rate:
Cancer |
African American Men |
Non-Hispanic White Men |
African American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Liver & IBD* |
10.3 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
Cancer |
African American Women |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
African American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Liver & IBD* |
3.9 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
Source: NCI 2008. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005. Tables XIV-10 or I-20
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005/results_merged/topic_race_ethnicity.pdf [PDF | 1.2MB]
African American |
Non-Hispanic White |
African American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
7.7 |
9.2 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC, 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 28
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
1CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [accessed 07/25/2008]. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/
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