Heart Disease And Black Women

Heart disease disproportionately affects Black women. Importantly, Black women are less likely than white women to be aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death.

Major highlights of Black women and heart disease:

*Cardiovascular diseases kill nearly 50,000 Black women annually.

*Of Black women ages 20 and older, 49 percent have heart diseases.

*Only 1 in 5 Black women believes she is personally at risk.

*Only 52 percent of Black women are aware of the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.

*Only 36 percent of Black women know that heart disease is their greatest health risk.