- In 2017, Hispanics were 70 percent more likely to die from viral hepatitis as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
- Despite having lower case rates of hepatitis C, Hispanics were 40 percent more likely to die from that disease than non-Hispanic whites, in 2018.
VIRAL HEPATITIS
Death Rates
| Death Rates for Viral Hepatitis, 2017 (all types) | |||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanics / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Male | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Female | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Total | 2.0 | 1.7=2 | 1.7 |
Source: CDC 2019. Deaths: Final Data for 2017. National vital statistics reports, vol. 68, no. 9. Table 10.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf [PDF | 1.76MB]
| Hepatitis A, Acute (Cases per 100,000 population), 2018 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 1.2.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
| Hepatitis B, Acute (Cases per 100,000 population), 2018 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 2.2.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
HEPATITIS B - CHRONIC
| Percentage of reported cases of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, 2013-2016 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 3.4 | 13.5 | 0.3 |
Source: CDC 2018. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2016. Table 3.4.
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Statistics/2016Surveillance/index.htm
Death Rate (Hepatitis B)
| Rate per 100,000 of Hepatitis-B-Related Deaths, 2018 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non- Hispanic White Ratio |
| 0.28 | 0.27 | 1.0 |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 2.7.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
Immunization of Adults (Hepatitis B)
| Percentage of adults aged 19-49 years, high risk groups, who ever received 3 doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2017 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 27.3 | 36.6 | 0.7 |
Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2017. Box 2, Table 2.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/adultvaxview/pubs-resources/NHIS-2017.html
Immunization of Adolescents (Hepatitis B)
| Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 3 doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2019 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 87.3 | 93.8 | 0.9 |
Source: CDC 2020. Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2019. Supplementary Table 1.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/teenvaxview/pubs-presentations/NIS-teen-vac-coverage-estimates-2019-tables.html
Immunization of Children (Hepatitis B)
| Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine, 2017 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 91.3 | 91.1 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/59414
HEPATITIS C - ACUTE
| Hepatitis C, Acute (Cases per 100,000 population), 2018 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 3.2.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
HEPATITIS C - CHRONIC
Adults (Chronic Hepatitis C)
| Percentage of reported cases, past or present, of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, 2013-2016 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 4.0 | 36.4 | 0.1 |
Source: CDC 2018. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2016. Table 4.4.
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Statistics/2016Surveillance/index.htm
Death Rate (Hepatitis C)
| Rate per 100,000 of Hepatitis-C-Related Deaths, 2018 | ||
| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non- Hispanic White Ratio |
| 4.64 | 3.35 | 1.4 |
CDC 2020. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance — United States, 2018. Table 3.7.
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics/2018surveillance/pdfs/2018HepSurveillanceRpt.pdf [PDF | 7.76MB]
Last Edited: 12/31/2020