- In 2018, Hispanics were 10 percent less likely to have coronary heart disease than non-Hispanic whites.
- In 2018, Hispanic men and women were 30 percent less likely to die from heart disease as compared non-Hispanic whites.
- In general, Hispanic American adults are less likely to have coronary heart disease than non-Hispanic white adults. They also are less likely to die from heart disease than non-Hispanic white adults.
| Age-adjusted percentage of coronary heart disease among persons 18 years of age and over, 2018 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 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
Death Rate:
| Age-adjusted Heart Disease Death Rates per 100,000 (2017) | |||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Men | 143.0 | 213.1 | 0.7 |
| Women | 87.6 | 130.7 | 0.7 |
| Total | 112.3 | 168.1 | 0.7 |
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 diabetes. Some of these risk factors are:
Obesity and Overweight
– See Obesity and Hispanic Americans
Hypertension
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 20 years of age and over who have high blood pressure, 2017-2018 | |||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Men | 50.1 | 50.2 | 1.0 |
| Women | 36.8 | 36.7 | 1.0 |
| Total | 43.7 | 43.6 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC 2020. Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among Adults: United States, 2017–2018. NCHS Data Brief, No. 364. Figure 4.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db364-h.pdf [PDF | 398.15 KB]
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who have high blood pressure, 2018 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 23.7 | 24.0 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-1a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm
| Percentage of adults aged 18 and over with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control, 2015-2016 | |||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Men | 43.5 | 47.7 | 0.9 |
| Women | 48.1 | 48.5 | 1.0 |
| Total | 45.0 | 50.8 | 0.9 |
Source: CDC 2017. Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among Adults: United States, 2015–2016. NCHS Data Brief, No. 289. Figure 4.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db289.pdf [PDF | 361 KB]
High Cholesterol
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 20 years of age and over who have high cholesterol, 2013-2016 | |||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Men | 22.9 | 33.6 | 0.7 |
| Women | 19.1 | 31.6 | 0.6 |
| Total | 21.0 | 32.7 | 0.6 |
Source: CDC 2019. Health United States, 2018. Table 23.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus18.pdf [PDF | 1.56MB]
| Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last 5 years, 2017 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 87.1 | 87.3 | 1.0 |
Source: AHRQ 2021. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. Table 7_5_1_4_2.1.
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
Cigarette Smoking
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are current cigarette smokers, 2018 | |||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Men | 12.3 | 16.7 | 0.7 |
| Women | 6.9 | 14.4 | 0.5 |
| Total | 9.6 | 15.5 | 0.6 |
Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-12a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm
| Percentage of current smokers age 18 and over with a checkup who reported receiving advice to quit smoking, 2017 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 72.0 | 77.0 | 0.9 |
Source: AHRQ 2021. National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 7_2_1_1_1_.1.
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
Last Edited: 02/11/2021