Racial gaps persist in breast cancer survival rates

The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.

Percent of women who will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives: 13%

Percent of white women with breast cancer who are still alive five years after their diagnosis: 92%

• Of Asian Pacific Islander women: 92%
• Of American Indian/Alaska Native women: 90%
• Of Hispanic women: 88%
• Of Black women: 83%

Year that AHS patients and community members formed the Black Patient Care Initiative to create a campaign designed to inspire more Black patients to be screened for breast cancer at the public health care system: 2024

Number of AHS locations offering walk-in breast cancer screenings in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 5*

Percent of people diagnosed with breast cancer who will also experience depression, especially immediately after their diagnosis: 30%

Increase in mortality rate among people with breast cancer who reported "persistent high loneliness," according to a 2023 study: 64%

Increase over the past decade in the number of Americans who dine alone, according to the World Happiness Report, with about 1 in 4 now eating all their meals alone: 53%

Average weekly number of meals the happiest people share with others, according to the World Happiness Report, which found a correlation between sharing meals with wellbeing: 13

*Data provided by AHS