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2018 Population Health Dashboards <br />Orange County, NC <br />2- ChD&O18 <br /> <br />Chronic Disease Disparities <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Source: CDC/DHDSP Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke (2012-2015) <br />Disparity Ratio: 2.4 <br />Black (Non-Hispanic): White (Non-Hispanic) <br />Disparity Ratio: 1.4 <br />Black (Non-Hispanic): White (Non-Hispanic) <br />insufficient <br />data (AI/AN) <br />Summary: While Orange County performs well compared to peers and NC when it comes to chronic disease, the county has vast <br />health disparities, particularly regarding chronic diseases. Black (Non-Hispanic) residents in Orange County die from avoidable <br />chronic diseases such as Heart Disease and Stroke at more than two times the rate of their White (Non-Hispanic) peers (77.1 <br />vs 31.5 deaths per 100,000). They are also more likely than white residents to be hospitalized for chronic conditions such as <br />cardiovascular disease (64.9 per 100,000 vs 44.8 per 100,000, respectively). <br />At 77 deaths per 100,000 people, Black (Non-Hispanic) <br />rates of avoidable Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths <br />exceed both the National and State Rates. <br />At 64 per 1,000 Medicare Beneficiaries, the Black <br />(Non-Hispanic) rate of CVD Hospitalizations <br />exceeds White, Hispanic, and the County average.