Heart Disease and Hispanic/Latino Americans

  • Compared to the total U.S. population in 2024, Hispanic/Latinos, on average:1
    • were diagnosed with high cholesterol 24% less frequently.
    • were diagnosed with coronary heart disease 44% less frequently.
  • In 2022, Hispanics/Latinos died from heart disease at a rate that was over 60% lower than the total population.

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Diagnosis

Coronary heart disease among adults ages 18 and over, age-adjusted percentage, 2024
HispanicTotal PopulationHispanic /
Total Population Ratio
2.85.00.56
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of coronary heart disease for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024.

Death rates

Death due to heart disease, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population, 2022
Hispanic Total PopulationHispanic /
Total Population Ratio
Male114.6297.70.38
Female97.1264.50.37
Both Sexes106.0281.00.38
Source: CDC, 2025. Deaths: Final Data for 2022. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 74, No. 4. Table 10.

Hypertension

Adults ages 18 and over who have high blood pressure (diagnosed hypertension), percentage, 2024
HispanicTotal PopulationHispanic /
Total Population Ratio
19.427.30.71
Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of diagnosed hypertension for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024.
Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control, percentage, 2017–2020
HispanicTotal PopulationHispanic /
Total Population Ratio
14.616.10.91
Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Healthy People 2030. Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-20.

High cholesterol

Adults ages 18 and over who have high cholesterol, percentage, 2024
HispanicTotal PopulationHispanic /
Total Population Ratio
17.923.70.76
Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of high cholesterol for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024.
Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last five years, percentage, 2021
Hispanic, all racesTotal PopulationHispanic / 
Total Population Ratio
90.0Not ReportedNot Reported
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query.

Cigarette smoking

Adults ages 18 and over who are current cigarette smokers, percentage, 2022-2024
HispanicTotal PopulationHispanic /
Total Population Ratio
7.610.80.70
Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults by Detailed Race and Ethnicity. Percentage of current cigarette smoking for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2022–2024.
Adults ages 18 and over who were current e-cigarette users, percentage, 2022-2024
HispanicTotal PopulationHispanic /
Total Population Ratio
4.66.50.71
Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults by Detailed Race and Ethnicity. Percentage of current cigarette smoking for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2022–2024.
Adult smokers who attempted to quit smoking in the past 12 months, percentage, 2022
HispanicTotal PopulationHispanic /
Total Population Ratio
57.455.31.04
Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Healthy People 2030. Adult smokers attempting smoking cessation in past 12 months by Race/Ethnicity, 2020-2022.

1 National Center for Health Statistics. Percentage of coronary heart disease for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024. National Health Interview Survey. Generated interactively: Sep 07, 2025 from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/index.html (Back to top)


Date Last Reviewed: September 2025