Table 1.

Age-adjusted heart disease mortality rates for non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white residents of the United States (1999), Michigan (2000), and Detroit (2002).^a

	All	Non-Hispanic black	Non-Hispanic white
United Statesb	260.4	336.5c	263.5c
Michigand	285.3	366.5	275.7
Detroitc	401.1	409.1	408.8

^aAll rates are per 100,000 population. Data from

^bU.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2001) and Minimo and Smith (2001);

^cMDCH (2004);

^dMichigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) (2003).