For decades, the rate of Black people dying of strokes has been higher than the rate for white people. But during the first two years of the pandemic, the difference ballooned by an additional 22%.
today, an estimated 3,835 Black people died of strokes who may have otherwise survived had pre-pandemic stroke trends continued.in the United States. The rate of stroke increased among white people during the pandemic, too.
The report is the latest to show that the health of people of color has been disproportionately impacted during the pandemic. They noted that high blood pressure and diabetes especially posed an increased stroke risk for Black people.
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