Diseases of the Heart in Michigan
Content Inside: One in three heart disease deaths occurred in individuals under age 75. Heart disease deaths occur across all ages, gender and races. Eighty-four percent of those dying from heart disease were White and 14% were Black. One percent were of other race/ethnicities. As Figure 1 displays, on average Blacks die from heart disease at an earlier age than Whites. Although males have a higher risk of dying of heart disease than females, the number of females dying is larger than for males because women live to older ages, a time when death from heart disease is more common. In ...
Source: www.michigan.gov
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