Stroke and Hispanic Americans

Stroke

Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites have similar rates of strokes (cerebrovascular disease) and stroke-related deaths.

Age-adjusted percentage of stroke among persons 18 years of age and over, 2018
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men	2.8	3.1	0.9
Women	2.3	2.3	1.0
Total	2.5	2.7	0.9

Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-1a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

Age-adjusted stroke death rates per 100,000 (2018)
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men	34.2	35.7	1.0
Women	29.9	35.6	0.8
Total	32.0	36.0	0.9

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]

There are several risk factors related to stroke. 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

Last Modified: 2/11/2021 11:33:00 AM

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