Chronic Liver Disease and Hispanic Americans

Among the Hispanic/Latino population, chronic liver disease is a leading cause of death. While the cause is not always known, some cases can be initiated by conditions such as chronic alcoholism, obesity, and exposure to Hepatitis B and C viruses.

In 2009, chronic liver disease was the sixth leading cause of death for all Hispanic men, and the third leading cause of death for Hispanic men, ages 55-64. ¹
Both Hispanic men and women have a chronic liver disease rate that is twice that of the White population.
Hispanic men and women are 1.7 and 1.8 times more likely to die respectively from liver and IBD cancer than their White counterparts.

At a glance – Cancer Rates for Hispanic (2005-2009):

**Cancer Incidence Rates per 100,000 – Men**
Cancer	Hispanic Men	Non-Hispanic White Men	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All Sites	402.0	564.7	0.7
Liver & IBD*	17.3	8.8	2.0

**Cancer Incidence Rates per 100,000 – Women**
Cancer	Hispanic Women	Non-Hispanic White Women	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All Sites	324.1	439.0	0.7
Liver & IBD*	6.7	2.9	2.3

*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct

Source: : NCI 2012. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2009. Tables 2.15, and 14.15
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2009_pops09/results_single/sect_02_table.15.pdf [PDF | 11.4KB]
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2009_pops09/results_single/sect_14_table.15.pdf [PDF | 11.3KB]

At a glance – Diagnosed:

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who have been told by a doctor that they have chronic liver disease, 2010**
Hispanic	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Mexican American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
1.9	1.9	1.3	1.5	1.5

Source: CDC 2012. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 8.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 1.5MB]

At a glance – Death Rate:

**Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 – Men (2005-2009)**
Cancer	Hispanic Men	Non-Hispanic White Men	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Liver & IBD*	11.8	7.0	1.7

**Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 – Women (2005-2009)**
Cancer	Hispanic Women	Non-Hispanic White Women	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Liver & IBD*	5.3	2.9	1.8

*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct

Source: NCI 2012. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2009. Table 14.15
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2009_pops09/results_single/sect_14_table.15.pdf [PDF | 11.3KB]

**Age-Adjusted Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Death Rates per 100,000 (2009)**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
13.9	9.1	1.5

Source: CDC 2012. Deaths: Final Data for 2009. Table 16 and Table 17.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_03.pdf [PDF | 2MB]

¹CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS).
http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/fatal.html

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Content Last Modified: 8/24/2012 10:11:00 AM

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