Immunizations and Hispanic Americans

Hispanic American high risk adults are 20 percent less likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have ever received the pneumococcal vaccine.

  • In 2020, Hispanic adults were 30 percent less likely to have received the influenza (flu) shot, as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
  • In 2017, Hispanic adults aged 65 and older were 30 percent less likely to have ever received the pneumonia shot, compared to non-Hispanic white adults of the same age group.
  • Hispanic children aged 19 to 35 months have comparable rates of immunization for hepatitis, influenza, MMR and polio.
  • Hispanic women are 20 percent less likely to receive an HPV vaccine, as compared to white women.
  • In 2017, Hispanic adults were 30 percent less likely to be fully immunized against hepatitis, as compared to white adults.

Adults (Hepatitis)

Percentage of adults aged 19-49 years, high risk groups, who ever received 3 doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
27.336.60.7

Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2017. Box 2, Table 2.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/adultvaxview/pubs-resources/NHIS-2017.html

Adults (Influenza)

Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who received the influenza (flu) shot, 2019-2020 season
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
59.371.90.8

Source: CDC 2020. Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2019–20 Influenza Season.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/fluvaxview/coverage-1920estimates.htm#additional

Age-adjusted percentage of adults age 18 and over who received the influenza (flu) shot, 2019-2020 season
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
38.352.80.7

Source: CDC 2020. Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2019–20 Influenza Season.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/fluvaxview/coverage-1920estimates.htm#additional

Adults (Pneumonia)

Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
51.073.20.7

Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2017. Table 2.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/adultvaxview/pubs-resources/NHIS-2017.html

Age-adjusted percentage of high risk adults aged 19 to 64 years who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2015
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
19.421.10.8

Source: CDC 2017. Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2015. Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/ss/ss6611a1.htm

Adults (HPV)

Percentage of women aged 19 to 26, who ever received at least 1 dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2015
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
35.744.70.8

Source: CDC 2017. Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2015. Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/ss/ss6611a1.htm

Adolescents (Hepatitis)

Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 3 doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2019
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
87.393.80.9

Adolescents (MMR)

Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 2 doses of the measles, mumps, rubella vaccination, 2019
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
89.093.11.0

Adolescents (Tdap)

Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who ever received the tetanus diphtheria booster or Tdap, 2019
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
88.591.11.0

Adolescents (HPV)

Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years, who received at least 3 doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2019
Hispanic Non-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
87.393.80.9

Source: CDC 2020. Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2019. Supplementary Table 1.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/teenvaxview/pubs-presentations/NIS-teen-vac-coverage-estimates-2019-tables.html

Children (DTaP)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 4 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
79.783.01.0

Children (Hib)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – full series Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
81.081.01.0

Children (Hepatitis B)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
91.391.11.0

Children (MMR)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
92.291.21.0

Children (Polio)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses of polio, 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
93.292.31.0

Children (Chicken Pox)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose varicella vaccine (chicken pox), 2017
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
91.890.31.0

Children (Fully Immunized)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who are fully immunized, 2017 (4:3:1:3)
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
70.471.51.0

Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/59414