Mortality is "the proportion of deaths to a population" according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates: (according to data from 2000)

• Breast Cancer: Mortality rate for minorities is 1.3 times that for whites
• Motor Vehicle Injury: Mortality rate for minorities is 1.4 times that for whites
• Diabetes: Mortality rate for minorities is 2.8 times that for whites
• Homicide: Mortality rate for minorities is 4 times the rate for whites
• HIV Disease: Mortality rate is 19.9 times that of whites

Infant Mortality Rates:

• The 2001 Infant Mortality rate is 4.0 times greater for minorities than whites.

 Health Insurance Percentages:

• 16.6 % of African Americans have no health insurance coverage.
• 12.6 % of whites have no health insurance coverage. 
• This 2001 data indicates that the percentage of African Americans with no insurance coverage is 1.3 times higher than whites.
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