Mental Health in Hispanic/Latinos

In 2024,

  • Hispanic adults received mental health treatment at a rate that was 28% lower than the total population.1
  • Hispanic adults report experiencing serious psychological distress at a rate that is 5% lower than the total population.2

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For more information and resources on mental health, visit Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) webpage.

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Mental Health Status

Adults

Adults ages 18 and over who regularly had feelings of worry, nervousness, or anxiety, percentage, 2024
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
9.312.20.76
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2025). Interactive summary health statistics for adults: Percentage of regularly had feelings of worry, nervousness, or anxiety for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Any mental illness in the past year among persons ages 18 and over, percentage, 2024
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
20.723.40.88
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2025). Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental health detailed tables (Table 6.7B). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Serious psychological distress in the past year among persons ages 18 and over, percentage, 2024
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
13.213.90.95
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2025). Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental health detailed tables (Table 6.88B). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Major depressive episode in the past year among persons ages 18 and over, percentage, 2024
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
6.88.20.83
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2025). Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental health detailed tables (Table 6.41B). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Adolescents

Students in grades 9–12 who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past 12 months, percentage, 2023
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
Male12.114.10.86
Female24.327.10.90
Both Sexes18.220.40.89
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. (2024). 1991-2023 High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey data: High school students who seriously considered attempting suicide. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Students in grades 9–12 who attempted suicide in the past 12 months, percentage, 2023
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
Male6.66.41.03
Female14.812.61.17
Both Sexes10.89.51.14
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. (2024). 1991-2023 High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey data: High school students who actually attempted suicide. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Mortality

Adults

Age-adjusted death rates for suicide by sex, race, and Hispanic origin, 2022
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
Male13.023.00.57
Female3.15.90.53
Both Sexes8.114.20.57
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2025). Deaths: Final data for 2022 (National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 74, No. 4, Table 11). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Adolescents

Death rates for suicide: ages 15–19, 2022
HispanicTotal PopulationHispanic /
Total Population Ratio
Male10.113.90.73
Female4.24.70.89
Both Sexes7.29.50.76
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (2022). Web based injury statistics query and reporting system (WISQARS): Violent deaths report. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Health Care Use

Adults ages 18 and over who received mental health treatment in the past year, percentage, 2024
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
16.422.90.72
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2025). Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental health detailed tables (Table 6.21B). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Adults ages 18 and over who received mental health treatment through prescription medication, percentage, 2024
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
10.416.70.62
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2025). Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental health detailed tables (Table 6.25B). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Adults ages 18 and over with a major depressive episode in the past year who received treatment for depression, percentage, 2024 
HispanicTotal PopulationRatio (Hispanic / Total)
53.764.40.83
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2025). Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental health detailed tables (Table 6.43B). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

1 SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.21B. (Back to top)

2 SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.88B. (Back to top)


Date Last Reviewed: January 2026