National Young Black Women 4-Times More Likely To Die Of COVID-19 Than White Americans: Study By Danielle Ong 11/24/21 AT 9:12 PM Video Player is loading. AD Loading ... KEY POINTS Black women with high school education had a 3.2 COVID-19 mortality rate ratio than White women Black women with college education were 5.4 times more likely to die of COVID-19 Only Asians had a lower COVID-19 death rate than White Americans A new study published in JAMA Network Open has found that young black women have a higher risk of dying of COVID-19 than White Americans. In the study published Tuesday, researchers from Harvard University analyzed COVID-19 death data of the 219.1 million Americans aged 25 and older in 2020 and found that young Black women were 4.2 times more likely to die of the virus than White women of the same age. The mortality rate ratio (MRR) fell to 3.2 for Black women with high school education but rose to approximately 5.4 for those who graduated college. Other racial minorities also died of COVID-19 at a higher rate than White people. Among American Indians and Alaska Natives, at least 334.5 per 100,000 people died of the virus. Among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, the mortality rate rose to 356.9 per 100,000. Death rates were the lowest among Asians, 110.9 per 100,000 and White Americans, 116.4 per 100,000. The study also found that nearly all racial groups had higher COVID-19 death rates, except older Asian women of any education level, younger Asian women who had a high school education or less, older Asian men who graduated college and older Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander men with a college education. Top Articles READ MORE Cricket Tasmania Slams 'Appalling' "If all groups had experienced the same mortality rates as college-educated non-Hispanic White individuals, there would have been 48% fewer COVID-19 deaths among adults aged 25 years or older overall,” the authors wrote in their study. At least 376,125 Americans aged 25 or older died of COVID-19 in 2020, with an average age of 51.3-years-old, the study found. In the paper, the researchers also urged public health officials to consider “eliminating joint racial-socioeconomic health inequities” to reduce their risk factors for COVID-19 infections and death. The research comes as the United States reported 94,335 new COVID-19 cases and 1,125 additional deaths Tuesday. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the country has recorded a total of 47,944,266 infections and 774,580 deaths, according to an analysis by The New York Times. RELATED STORIES WHO On Precautions The Fully Vaccinated Need To Take Vaccines Reduce Covid Transmission By 40%: WHO Representation. The unnamed lottery winner was a frontline nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Pixabay Loading... JOIN THE DISCUSSION MOST READ 1 Don Jr., Ivanka, Eric Trump May Be Indicted For Dad's Crimes 2 Cleared Of Murder, US Teen Says Case Was Not About Race 3 Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Maker For Targeting Its Users 4 Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Maker For Targeting Its Users 5 Secret, Old Spice Antiperspirant Recalled Over Cancer Risk Get up to Speed with IBT’s Fast Start Stay up to date with our daily newsletter SIGN UP NOW LATEST NEWS Jury Hands Down Murder Convictions In Ahmaud Arbery Trial Most Asian Markets Drop As Data Points To Faster Fed Taper Europe Struggles With Record COVID-19 Outbreak COVID-19 Vaccine Offers 'False Sense Of Security' To Some People: WHO Tesla Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations Social Capital Trail Blazing CEOs Redefining Business Success Kristin Groos Richmond Revolution Foods Revolution Foods’ Commitment To Diversity: Implementing Community Cultures We Serve In All We Do Penny Pennington Edward Jones Penny Pennington Is Committed To Growth – Of Families Mike Brady Greyston Bakery Finding Your 'Hire' Power NEWS Business Technology World National Politics Media & Culture Opinion Sports Luxury FEATURED Social Capital Lexicon Spotlight EMBA Rankings Fintech Startups Top AI Startups & Scaleups IBT Shop Coupons ABOUT About Us Advertise with Us Media Kit Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Cookie Policy EDITIONS Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States FOLLOW US Facebook Twitter LinkedIn © Copyright 2021 IBTimes LLC. All Rights Reserved.