Authoritative Black health statistics

1 in 365

Black American births inherit sickle cell disease, making it the most common genetic disease in the Black community

2.4M

Black Americans fell into the Medicaid coverage gap in states that have not expanded, losing access to subsidized coverage

3.3×

Black women die from pregnancy-related causes at 3.3 times the rate of white women

56%

Of Black adults have high blood pressure, the highest rate of any racial group in the US

5.7%

Of active physicians in the United States identify as Black, for a population that is 13.6% Black