Trends in ischemic heart disease death rates for blacks and whites--United States, 1981-1995.
During 1995, ischemic heart disease (IHD) caused 21% of all deaths and 65% of deaths attributed to heart disease. Few reports comparing IHD mortality between blacks and whites have presented age-specific rates, and none have compared trends over time. This report examines the trend in age-specific IHD death rates for blacks and whites from 1981 through 1995 (the latest year for which data are available) and indicates that, in the younger age groups (35-64 years), blacks have a higher risk for IHD death than whites.
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000401:mortality*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*