Average Heart Disease Mortality Rates by U.S. County & Race
The map below displays the average heart disease mortality rates for U.S. adults 35+ years old, by race. The saturation intensity of the red indicates the severity of the average mortality rate. Using the filter tool to the right of the map, mortality rates can be displayed for America Indian and Alaskan Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and White. When filtering out certain races, it becomes apparent that heart disease mortality rates are the highest for black individuals and Asian and Pacific Islanders. Heart disease mortality rates are also high for white individuals.
The bar chart below shows heart disease mortality rates for each race included in this analysis. When looking at race, black individuals have the highest heart disease mortality rate, closely followed by American Indian and Native Alaskan individuals. White individuals are third in heart disease mortality rate, Asian and Pacific Islander individuals have the second to lowest heart disease mortality rate, and Hispanic individuals have the lowest heart disease mortality rate.
The boxplot below shows the distribution of heart disease mortality rates for each of the races included in this analysis. The median heart disease mortality rate for black individuals is 109.34 per 100,000, about 28 individuals per 100,000 higher than the group with the next highest heart disease mortality rate. The distribution of the heart disease mortality rates for American Indian and Native Alaskan Individuals has a narrow spread. The median mortality rate is 81.82. The box plot for White individuals shows an extremely narrow spread. The median heart disease mortality rate is 75.29. Asian and Pacific Islander individuals have the second-lowest heart disease mortality rate, with a median of 65.04 per 100,000. The distribution is very symmetric. Lastly, Hispanic individuals have the lowest heart disease moretality rate, with a median of 60.19. The distribution is skewed to the right.
