Chronic Liver Disease and Hispanic Americans

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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 2019, chronic liver disease was the seventh leading cause of death for all Hispanics, and the fourth leading cause of death for Hispanic men, ages 45-64.¹
Both Hispanic men and women have a chronic liver disease rate that is twice that of the non-Hispanic white population.
Hispanic men and women are 1.6 and 1.7 times more likely to die respectively from liver and IBD cancer than their non-Hispanic white counterparts.

Cancer Rates (2014-2018)

Cancer Incidence Rates per 100,000 – Men
Cancer	Hispanic Men	Non-Hispanic White Men	Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All Sites	375.3	520.4	0.7
Liver & IBD*	20.4	11.3	1.8

*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct

Source: NCI 2021. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2018. Table 1.24 and SEER*Explorer [ Accessed 7/22/2021].
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2018/; https://seer.cancer.gov/explorer/

Cancer Incidence Rates per 100,000 – Women
Cancer	Hispanic Women	Non-Hispanic White Women	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All Sites	348.4	460.2	0.8
Liver & IBD	8.2	4.0	2.1

Source: NCI 2021. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2018. Table 1.25 and SEER*Explorer [ Accessed 7/22/2021].
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2018/; https://seer.cancer.gov/explorer/

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, 2018**
Hispanic	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Mexican American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
2.7	3.4	1.6	1.7	2.0

**NOTE: This is the most recent national data available at this time.

Source: CDC 2020. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-4a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

Death Rates (2014-2018)

Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 – Men
Cancer	Hispanic Men	Non-Hispanic White Men	Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All Sites	134.0	190.2	0.7
Liver & IBD	13.3	8.4	1.6

Source: NCI 2021. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2018. Table 1.20
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2018/sections.html

Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 – Women
Cancer	Hispanic Women	Non-Hispanic White Women	Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All Sites	94.6	137.8	0.7
Liver & IBD	6.0	3.6	1.7

Source: NCI 2021. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2018. Table 1.20
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2018/sections.html

Age-adjusted Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Death Rates per 100,000 (2018)
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men	20.8	14.9	1.4
Women	8.8	8.3	1.1
Total	14.5	11.5	1.3

Source: CDC 2021. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 69, No. 13. Table 10.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr69/nvsr69-13-508.pdf [PDF 2.05MB]

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

Last Modified: 8/11/2021 10:39:00 AM

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