Encouraging reductions in racial disparities were also observed. The U.S. not only saw a significant decline in the overall rate of heart attack-related deaths in the past 20 years, but also a reduction in racial disparities for heart attack deaths. This is according to a study that will be present
A study that will be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology shows that the U.S. has experienced a significant reduction in the overall rate of heart attack-related deaths in the past 20 years, as well as a decrease in racial disparities for heart attack deaths. The gap between the rates of heart attack deaths for White people and African American/Black people decreased by nearly half over a 22-year period.The U.
Researchers found the overall rate of death from heart attack, adjusted for age, fell from about 87 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 to about 38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. Rates of heart attack-related death were highest among African American/Black people, with a rate of 104 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 and 46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, and lowest among Asians and Pacific Islanders.
The study also found that racial disparities have narrowed considerably. For example, the difference in the rates of heart attack-related deaths between African American/Black and White individuals was about 17 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 and eight deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. “That’s a big closure of the gap,” Chobufo said. “I didn’t think the disparities were going to drop this far this fast.
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