Data Byte: disparities in leading causes of death

Mortality rates across racial groups from the eight diseases that kill the most U.S. citizens show Black patients are particularly disproportionately affected.

According to data in a CDC National Vital Statistics Report released in June 2019, Black people showed disproportionately high death rates in more diseases than other racial groups. The disparities were especially high in diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, kidney disease and heart disease. ...