Diabetes and Hispanic Americans

  • In 2018, Hispanics were 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes.
  • Hispanic adults are 70 percent more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.
  • In 2017, Hispanics were twice as likely to be hospitalized for treatment of end-stage renal disease related to diabetes, as compared to non-Hispanic whites.

Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes, 2018
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men14.38.71.6
Women12.47.51.7
Total13.28.01.7

Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-4a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

Age-adjusted percentage of adults age 18 and over diagnosed with diabetes, 2018
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
12.47.81.6

Source: CDC 2021. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html

Age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults age 18 and over, 2017-2018
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Men13.78.61.6
Women11.66.61.8
Total12.57.51.7

Source: CDC 2020. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020. Appendix Table 3.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics-report/index.html

Age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults age 18 and over, 2017-2018
PopulationPercentPopulation / Non- Hispanic White Ratio
Non-Hispanic White7.5--
Hispanic12.51.7
Central/South American8.31.1
Cuban6.50.9
Mexican14.41.9
Puerto Rican12.41.7

Source: CDC 2020. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020. Appendix Table 3.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics-report/index.html

Death Rates

Age-adjusted diabetes death rates per 100,000 (2018)
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male29.824.31.2
Female20.414.31.4
Total24.618.91.3

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]

Related Conditions

Age-adjusted percentage of visual impairment for adults with diabetes (2018)
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
31.621.11.5

Source: CDC 2021. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/diabetesatlas.html

Hospital admissions per 100,000 for uncontrolled diabetes without complications, age 18 and over, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
39.636.41.1

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 5_4_1_1_1. [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query


Hospital admissions per 100,000 for lower extremity amputations, age 18 and over with diabetes, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
30.426.81.1

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 5_4_1_4_1.2a [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted incidence rate per million of end stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
267.7131.02.0

Source:National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_3_6_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted incidence rate per million of end stage renal disease (ESRD) related to diabetes, 2016
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
271.6106.52.6

Source: CDC 2021. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html

Risk Factors

There are several risk factors related to diabetes. Some of these risk factors are:

Obesity and Overweight - See Obesity and Hispanic Americans
Hypertension - See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans
High Cholesterol - See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans
Cigarette Smoking - See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans

Treatment


Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had received an influenza immunization, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
56.962.50.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a foot examination, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
58.869.00.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_4_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
58.063.90.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted percentage of adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received 2 or more hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
67.778.10.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_2_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query