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Death Rates* for Diseases of the Heart, by Race/Ethnicity, 2001

Males

Non-Hispanic whites: 301.8

Non-Hispanic blacks: 384.5

Mexican Americans: 232.6

Females

Non-Hispanic whites: 198.7

Non-Hispanic blacks: 269.8

Mexican Americans: 161.0

* Age adjusted rate per 100,000 population.

Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988–1994, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.

This page last reviewed August 10, 2004