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Hispanic Americans have high rates of diabetes and heart disease. Mexican Americans in particular suffer disproportionately from obesity, which contributes to diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. These conditions are known to put the patient at risk for organ failures. Language barriers also negatively affect their access to health care as well as adequate health information. In 2011, Hispanics made up 17 percent of the national population.
- The number of organ transplants performed on Hispanic Americans in 2012 was about 15% of the number of Hispanic Americans currently waiting for a transplant. The number of transplants performed on White Americans was 27% of the number currently waiting.
- While 18% of the total candidates currently waiting for transplants are Hispanic American, they comprised 13.1% of organ donors in 2012.
- More than half the organs recovered from Hispanic American patients in 2012 were from deceased donors.
- Both Hispanic men and women have a chronic liver disease rate that is twice that of the White population, and they are almost twice as likely to die from chronic liver disease as compared to the non-Hispanic White population.
|
Organ |
# of Hispanic candidates |
Hispanic % of all candidates |
# of White candidates |
White % of all candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All Organs |
21,375 |
18.3% |
51,250 |
43.9% |
|
Kidney |
18,210 |
19.2% |
35,917 |
37.8% |
|
Liver |
2,750 |
17.4% |
10,997 |
69.7% |
|
Heart |
275 |
8.2% |
2,279 |
67.7% |
|
Lung |
103 |
6.3% |
1,325 |
81.3% |
Source: HRSA U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Based
on OPTN data as of January 18, 2013.
http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/latestData/viewDataReports.asp*
|
|
2012 |
% of total 2012 transplants |
|---|---|---|
|
Hispanic |
3,266 |
14.0% |
|
White |
13,965 |
59.8% |
|
Total Transplants |
23,362 |
100% |
Source: HRSA U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Based
on OPTN data as of January 18, 2013.
http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/latestData/viewDataReports.asp
|
Donor Type |
# of Hispanic donors |
Hispanic % of all donors |
# of White donors |
White % of all donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Living |
663 |
13.6% |
3,450 |
70.6% |
|
Deceased |
871 |
12.9% |
4,480 |
66.1% |
|
Total |
1,534 |
13.1% |
7,930 |
68.0% |
Source: HRSA U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Based
on OPTN data as of January 18, 2013.
http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/latestData/viewDataReports.asp
* OPTN data is updated monthly. The OMHRC data & statistics for this section will be updated biannually. For the most recent OPTN data, click here