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Share of older people with chronic health conditions U.S. 2013-2014, by ethnicity

Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older with select chronic health conditions in 2013-2014, by ethnicity

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who had select chronic health conditions in 2013-2014, by ethnicity. As of this time, around 31% of older non-Hispanic Whites had heart disease, compared to 23% of older Hispanics.

Heart disease	31	26	23
Hypertension	54	71	57
Stroke	8	11	8
Asthma	10	13	11
Chronic bronchitis or emphysema	9	8	6
Cancer	26	17	13
Diabetes	18	32	32
Arthritis	50	51	44

Share of older people with chronic health conditions U.S. 2013-2014, by ethnicity

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