Office of Minority Health

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 2018, chronic liver disease was the seventh leading cause of death for all Hispanics, and the fourth 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 non-Hispanic white population.
• Hispanic men and women are 1.6 and 1.8 times more likely to die respectively from liver and IBD cancer than their non-Hispanic white counterparts.

Cancer Rates for Hispanics (2012-2016)

 Source: NCI 2020. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2016. Tables 2.15 through 24.15
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2016/sections.html

*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct
Source: NCI 2020. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2016. Tables 2.15 through 24.15
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2016/sections.html

Diagnosed

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 (2012-2016)

 Source: NCI 2020. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2016. Tables 14.15
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2016/results_single/sect_14_table.15.pdf  [PDF | 11.16KB]

*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct
Source: NCI 2020. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2016. Tables 14.15
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2016/results_single/sect_14_table.15.pdf  [PDF | 11.16KB]

Source: CDC 2019. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 68, No. 9. Table 10.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf [PDF | 1.76MB]

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