Facebook Twitter Email
JUNE 21, 2001

Indian men in Montana have one of the worst death rates from heart disease, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released on Wednesday.

Nationally, there were 465 deaths per 100,000 Indian men from 1991 to 1995. In Montana, there were 766 deaths per 100,000.

The worst state for Indian men was South Dakota, with 1,140 deaths per 100,000.

Get the Study Results:
Heart Disease Mortality Among Men (CDC 6/20)

Get the Story:
Indian men at higher risk of heart disease (The Billings Gazette 6/21)