Among the Hispanic/Latino population, chronic liver disease is a leading cause of death. While the cause is not always known, some cases can be initiated by conditions such as chronic alcoholism, obesity, and exposure to hepatitis B and C viruses.
- In 2019, chronic liver disease was the seventh leading cause of death for all Hispanics, and the fourth leading cause of death for Hispanic men, ages 45-64.1
- Both Hispanic men and women have a chronic liver disease rate that is twice that of the non-Hispanic white population.
- Hispanic men and women are 1.6 and 1.7 times more likely to die respectively from liver and IBD cancer than their non-Hispanic white counterparts.
Cancer Rates (2014-2018)
| Cancer Incidence Rates per 100,000 – Men | |||
| Cancer | Hispanic Men | Non-Hispanic White Men | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| All Sites | 375.3 | 520.4 | 0.7 |
| Liver & IBD* | 20.4 | 11.3 | 1.8 |
*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct
Source: NCI 2021. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2018. Table 1.24 and SEER*Explorer [ Accessed 7/22/2021].
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2018/, https://seer.cancer.gov/explorer/
| Cancer Incidence Rates per 100,000 – Women | |||
| Cancer | Hispanic Women | Non-Hispanic White Women | Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| All Sites | 348.4 | 460.2 | 0.8 |
| Liver & IBD | 8.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
Source: NCI 2021. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2018. Table 1.25 and SEER*Explorer [ Accessed 7/22/2021].
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2018/, https://seer.cancer.gov/explorer/
Diagnosed
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who have been told by a doctor that they have chronic liver disease, 2018** | ||||
| Hispanic | Mexican American | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | Mexican American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
**NOTE: This is the most recent national data available at this time.
Source: CDC 2020. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-4a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm
Death Rates (2014-2018)
| Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 – Men | |||
| Cancer | Hispanic Men | Non-Hispanic White Men | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| All Sites | 134.0 | 190.2 | 0.7 |
| Liver & IBD | 13.3 | 8.4 | 1.6 |
Source: NCI 2021. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2018. Table 1.20
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2018/sections.html
| Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 – Women | |||
| Cancer | Hispanic Women | Non-Hispanic White Women | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| All Sites | 94.6 | 137.8 | 0.7 |
| Liver & IBD | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 |
Source: NCI 2021. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2018. Table 1.20
https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2018/sections.html
| Age-adjusted Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Death Rates per 100,000 (2018) | |||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Men | 20.8 | 14.9 | 1.4 |
| Women | 8.8 | 8.3 | 1.1 |
| Total | 14.5 | 11.5 | 1.3 |
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]
1CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)
http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/fatal.html
Last Edited: 08/11/2021