Health Review Brazilian Journal of Case Reports ISSN: XXXX-XXXX. doi: 10.52600/2763-583X.bjcr.2021.1.3.74-85. This is an open acess article under the CC BY license by Creative Commnons Attribution 4.0 International License. Health panorama of the Afro-Brazilian population: a systematic review Jucier Gonçalves Júnior 1*, Jair Paulino de Sales 2, Carlos Augusto Carvalho de Vasconcelos 3, Modesto Leite Rolim Neto 4, Estelita Lima Cândido 4,5 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil. 2 Post Graduate Program in Ciências da Computação, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil. 3 Departament of Nutrition, Universidade Federal do Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil. 4 Post Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Barbalha, Brazil. 5 Post Graduate Program in Desenvolvimento Regional Sustentável, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. Correspondence: Jucier Gonçalves Júnior, Doutor Arnaldo Avenue, nº 455, Zip Code: 01246-903, São Paulo State, SP, Brazil. Phone: +55 11-3061-7176. Email: juciergjunior@hotmail.com. Received on: Jul 26, 2021. Accepted on: Aug 3, 2021. Available online: Aug 4, 2021. Abstract Introduction Afro-brazilian population claims to health system access increased in the second half of the 20th century. They had a strong participation of popular movements and supported the process that originated the Sanitary Reform and the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) [1] in the future. However, even though this developing system promoted universality, equity and integrality concepts, an environment of inequalities, differences and iniquities was its real configurations [2]. The Annual Report of Racial Inequalities in Brazil (2009-2010) showed a scenario of inequalities that varied from reproductive health to In the present study, we sought to identify the current health panorama of the Afro-Brazilian population in the period from 2007 to 2021, based on a systematic review study. The nineteen selected studies allowed the creation of two thematic groups: Epidemiological aspects of pathologies in the afro-brazilian people and Health epidemiological aspects of the afro-brazilian women. We identified that some common chronic pathologies are Metabolic Syndrome (Hypertension, DM 2, Obesity) and Chronic Renal Insufficiency; infectocontagious pathologies like HIV/AIDS, tooth decay and Chagas disease; and mental disorders. In addition, smoking during pregnancy and anemia seem to be more prevalent in black women. Keywords: Ethnicity and Health; Health of Ethnic Minorities; Public health; Equity; Health of the Afro-brazilian population.