Stroke and Hispanic Americans

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

Diagnosed Cases of Stroke:

Age-adjusted percentage of stroke among persons 18 years of age and over, 2018
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men2.83.10.9
Women2.32.31.0
Total2.52.70.9

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

Death Rate:

Age-adjusted stroke death rates per 100,000 (2018)
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men34.2 35.7 1.0
Women29.9 35.6 0.8
Total32.0 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]

Risk Factors:

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