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■ In 2003, African American women were 10 percent less likely to have been diag-
nosed with breast cancer; however, they were 36 percent more likely to die from
breast cancer than non - Hispanic white women were.

■ In 2003, African American women were 2.3 times as likely to have been diag-
nosed with stomach cancer, and they were 2.2 times as likely to die from stomach
cancer as non - Hispanic white women were.

Diabetes
■ African American adults were 2.1 times more likely than non - Hispanic white
adults to have been diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.
■ In 2002, African American men were 2.1 times as likely to start treatment for end -
stage renal disease related to diabetes as non - Hispanic white men were.

■ In 2003, African Americans with diabetes were 1.8 times as likely as whites with
diabetes to be hospitalized.

■ In 2003, African Americans were 2.1 times as likely as non - Hispanic whites to die
from diabetes.

Heart Disease
■ In 2003, African American men were 30 percent more likely to die from heart dis-
ease than non - Hispanic white men were.

■ African Americans were 1.5 times as likely as non - Hispanic whites to have high
blood pressure.
■ African American women were 1.6 times as likely as non - Hispanic white women
to be obese.

HIV/AIDS

■ Although African Americans make up only 13 percent of the total U.S. popula-
tion, they accounted for 50 percent of the HIV/AIDS cases in 2004.
■ African American males had more than 8 times the AIDS rate of non - Hispanic
white males.
■ African American females had more than 22 times the AIDS rate of non - Hispanic
white females.
■ African American men were more than 9 times as likely to die from HIV/AIDS as
non - Hispanic white men were.

■ African American women were more than 21 times as likely to die from HIV/
AIDS as non - Hispanic white women were.

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