IHD mortality trends in women age 35–54 by race/ethnicity (1990–2008).

<p><b>a:</b> Black women 35–54 had higher rates of IHD mortality and slower decline in IHD mortality than white women. <b>b:</b> <i>IHD mortality trends in men age 35–54 by race/ethnicity (1990–2008)</i>. Among men 35–54, rates of IHD mortality decline did not differ by ethnicity. <b>c:</b> <i>IHD mortality trends in women age ≥55 by race/ethnicity (1990–2008)</i>. Among women 55+, the rate of decline in IHD morality in Asians was greater than the rate of decline in whites or blacks. <b>d:</b> <i>IHD mortality trends in men age ≥55 by race/ethnicity (1990–2008)</i>. Among men 55+, the rate of decline in IHD morality in Hispanics was slower than the rate of decline in whites or blacks.