 In 2008, 67% of the health care services and 79% of the hospitalizations provided to Afrodescendants were covered by the National Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde SUS)   White population: 47% of the health care services and 58% of the hospitalizations Only 17% of Afrodescendant population was covered by a health insurance plan  White population: 35% had a health insurance plan Dental Care  In 2008, the relative proportion of Afrodescendants who have never been to a dentist was the same proportion of White 10 years earlier VIOLENCE: The number of homicides increased from 13,910 in 1980, to 47,707 in 2007 Yearly increase of 145%  In 2007, the probability of a Afrodescendant Man to be murdered was 105% higher than of a White Man