Racial and ethnic health disparities in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts

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Race/ethnicity with the highest prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the U.S.
Non-Hispanic Black
Race/ethnicity with the highest death rates from cancer in the U.S.
American Indian and Alaska Native
Race/ethnicity with the highest share of the population without health insurance in the U.S.
Hispanic

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Sexual health

  • Basic Statistic Rates of HIV diagnoses among U.S. men in 2022, by race/ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of HIV diagnoses among U.S. women in 2022, by race/ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Rate of gonorrhea cases in the United States in 2023, by race/ethnicity and gender
  • Basic Statistic Syphilis rates in the United States in 2023, by race/ethnicity and gender
  • Basic Statistic Chlamydia rates in the United States 2023, by race/ethnicity and gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. women who used contraception as of 2022, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. high school students condom usage 2021, by sex
  • Basic Statistic U.S. high school students who were tested for STDs in the past year, 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Birth rates for U.S. teen women aged 15-19 from 1991-2022, by race/ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Share of women who obtained an abortion in the U.S. in 2021-2022, by race/ethnicity

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  • Premium Statistic Percentage of people in the U.S. without health insurance by ethnicity 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Uninsured non-elderly people in the U.S. by ethnicity 2021
  • Premium Statistic Uninsured U.S. children percentage and rate by ethnicity 2022
  • Premium Statistic Healthcare coverage share among U.S. elderly population in 2022, by race and coverage
  • Premium Statistic Share of adults who have skipped healthcare in the U.S. in 2023, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on racism as a big issue in health care in the U.S. 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Level of trust U.S. adults had in healthcare providers in 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Trust in healthcare among Americans who experienced discrimination in 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Impact of discrimination on trust in U.S. health care in 2023
  • Premium Statistic Unfair healthcare treatment received by racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Immigrants who experienced unfair treatment in health care in the U.S. 2023, by race

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