- The death rate from suicide for Hispanic males was 4.4 times the rate for Hispanic women in 2020.1
- In 2020, the suicide death rate for Hispanics was less than half the rate for non-Hispanic whites.1
- In 2023, Hispanic adults were 60% less likely to have received mental health treatment than non-Hispanic white adults.2
Mental Health Status
Serious psychological distress in the past year among adults age 18 years and over, percentage, 2023 | ||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
13.8 | 14.2 | 1.0 |
Serious psychological distress in the past 30 days among adults age 18 and over, percentage of poverty level, 2015–2016 | |||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
Below 100 percent | 6.8 | 12.1 | 0.6 |
100 Percent to less than 200 Percent | 4.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 |
200 Percent to less than 400 Percent | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
Feelings of sadness, hopelessness, worthlessness, or that everything is an effort, all or most of the time, among persons age 18 and over, 2018 | |||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
Sadness | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
Hopelessness | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Worthlessness | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
Everything is an effort | 7.3 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
Serious psychological distress among persons age 18 and over, percentage, 2018 | |||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
Male | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
Female | 5.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
Total | 4.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
Major depressive episode in the past year among persons age 18 and over, percentage, 2023 | ||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
8.3 | 9.1 | 0.9 |
Any mental illness in the past year among persons age 18 and over, percentage, 2023 | ||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
20.6 | 24.0 | 0.9 |
Death Rates
Age-adjusted death rates for suicide by sex, race, and Hispanic origin, 2020 | |||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
Male | 12.3 | 27.2 | 0.5 |
Female | 2.8 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
Total | 7.5 | 16.9 | 0.4 |
Suicide rates by age, race, and Hispanic origin, 2019: Males | |||
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Hispanic Males | Non-Hispanic White Males | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
15–24 years | 16.6 | 25.6 | 0.6 |
25–44 years | 16.1 | 36.0 | 0.4 |
45–64 years | 12.9 | 38.3 | 0.3 |
65 years and over | 12.3 | 37.6 | 0.3 |
All ages, age adjusted | 11.6 | 28.0 | 0.4 |
Suicide rates by age, race, and Hispanic origin, 2019: Females | |||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
15–24 years | 4.4 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
25–44 years | 4.0 | 9.8 | 0.4 |
45–64 years | 4.2 | 12.6 | 0.3 |
65 years and over | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
All ages, age adjusted | 3.0 | 7.7 | 0.4 |
Adolescents
Death rates for suicide: ages 15–19, 2021 | |||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
Male | 11.6 | 17.7 | 0.7 |
Female | 4.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
Both Sexes | 7.9 | 11.6 | 0.7 |
Students in grades 9–12 who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past 12 months, percentage, 2021 | ||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
22.0 | 22.7 | 1.0 |
Students in grades 9–12 who attempted suicide in the past 12 months, percentage, 2021 | ||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
10.7 | 9.0 | 1.2 |
Access To Healthcare
Adults age 18 and over who received mental health treatment in the past year, percentage, 2023 | ||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
17.0 | 27.0 | 0.6 |
Adults age 18 and over who received mental health treatment through prescription medication, percentage, 2023 | |||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
10.3 | 20.6 | 0.5 |
Adults age 18 and over with a major depressive episode in the past year who received treatment for depression, percentage, 2022 | ||
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
52.2 | 68.4 | 0.8 |
1 CDC, 2023. Deaths: Final Data for 2020. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 72, No. 10. Table 10. (Back to top)
2 SAMHSA, 2024. Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.21B. (Back to top)
Last Edited: 02/13/2025