Asthma and Hispanic Americans

In 2010, about 3,600,000 Hispanics reported that they currently have asthma.
Puerto Rican Americans have 2.6 times the asthma rate as compared to the overall Hispanic population.
Hispanics are 30 percent more likely to visit the hospital for asthma, as compared to non-Hispanic Whites..
Puerto Rican children are 2.4 times more likely to have asthma, as compared to non-Hispanic Whites.
Hispanic children are 40 percent more likely to die from asthma, as compared to non-Hispanic Whites.

At a glance – Diagnosed:

**Current asthma prevalence percentage, adults ages 18 and over, 2010**
	Population	Non-Hispanic White	Population / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All Hispanic	6.9	8.1	0.9
Puerto Rican	18.1	8.1	2.2
Mexican	6.0	8.1	0.7

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey Data 2010. Table 4-1
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/nhis/2010/table4-1.htm

**Percentage of asthma among persons 18 years of age and over, ever being told they had asthma, 2010**
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men	7.6	11.3	0.7
Women	12.7	14.5	0.9
Both Sexes	10.1	12.9	0.8

Source: CDC 2012. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 4
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 3MB]

**Percent of current asthma prevalence, 2010**
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men	4.7	5.7	0.8
Women	9.2	10.1	0.9
Both Sexes	10.6	8.0	1.3

Source: CDC 2012. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 4
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 3MB]

At a glance – Death Rate:

**Deaths per 100,000, with asthma as the underlying cause, National Vital Statistics System, 2009**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
0.9	0.8	1.1

Source: CDC 2012. Deaths: Final Data for 2009. Table 17.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_03.pdf [PDF | 2.2MB]

**Number of asthma deaths per 100,000 population, 2003**
	Population	Non-Hispanic White	Population / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Total Hispanic	1.3	1.1	1.2
Puerto Rican	4.4	1.1	4.0
Mexican	0.8	1.1	0.7

Source: CDC 2006. Health E-Stats. Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality: United States, 2003-05. Figure 7.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/asthma03-05/asthma03-05.htm

At a Glance – Treatment:

**Estimated rate of physician office visits with asthma as the first listed diagnosis per 100 persons with asthma, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2004**
Hispanic	White	Hispanic/White Ratio
57.5	43.6	1.3

Source: CDC 2007. National Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-2004. Table 24.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5608.pdf [PDF | 474KB]

**Hospital admissions rate for asthma, adults age 18 and over, United States, 2008**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
129.4	100.1	1.3

Source: 2011 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 8_3_2.3_2
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr11/index.html

**People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily, United States, 2008**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
24.5	28.0	0.9

Source: 2011 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 8_3_1.1_2b
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr11/index.html

At a Glance – Children:

**Age-adjusted percentages for children under 18 years of age, ever being told they had asthma, 2010**
	Population	Non-Hispanic White	Population/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Hispanic	12.7	12.1	1.0
Mexican	11.1	12.1	0.9

Source: CDC, 2011. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2010. Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_250.pdf [PDF |714KB]

**Age-adjusted percentages for children under 18 years of age, who currently have asthma, 2010**
	Population	Non-Hispanic White	Population/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Hispanic	8.3	8.2	1.0
Mexican	7.1	8.2	0.9

Source: CDC, 2011. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2010. Table 1
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_250.pdf [PDF | 1.3MB]

**Current asthma prevalence percentage, children ages 18 and under, 2010**
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Boys	9.8	9.2	1.0
Girls	6.3	7.3	0.9
Both Sexes	8.1	8.2	1.0

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey Data 2010. Table 4-1
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/nhis/2010/table4-1.htm

**Current asthma prevalence percentage, children ages 18 and under, 2010**
	Population	Non-Hispanic White	Population / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Hispanic	8.1	8.2	1.0
Puerto Rican	19.5	8.2	2.4
Mexican	6.9	8.2	0.8

Source: CDC 2012. National Health Interview Survey Data 2010. Table 4-1
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/nhis/2010/table4-1.htm

**Hospital admissions rate for asthma, children ages 2-17, United States, 2008**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
125.6	84.3	1.5

Source: 2011 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 8_3_2.1_2
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr11/index.html

**Rate for hospital emergency department visits for asthma, children ages 2-19, United States, 2007**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
93.5	54.8	1.7

Source: 2011 National Healthcare Quality Report. Table 6_4_14.1_1
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr11/index.html

**Death rates for children 0–17 years of age, 2003-2005 (deaths per 1,000,000)**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
1.8	1.3	1.4

Source: CDC 2006. The State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980–2005. Table B.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdf [PDF | 365KB]

**The proportional impact of asthma prevalence, health care use and mortality among children 0–17 years of age, by race and ethnicity, United States, 2003–2004**
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Current prevalence (2004-2005)	90%	92%	1.0
Emergency department visit rate	109%	66%	1.7
Death rate	69%	50%	1.4

Source: CDC 2006. The State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980–2005. Table VIII.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdf [PDF | 365KB]

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Content Last Modified: 8/24/2012 9:52:00 AM

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