Skip Navigation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Minority Health

Office of Minority Health (OMH) Logo

Diabetes and Hispanic Americans

  • In 2018, Hispanics were 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes.
  • Hispanic adults are 70 percent more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.
  • In 2017, Hispanics were twice as likely to be hospitalized for treatment of end-stage renal disease related to diabetes, as compared to non-Hispanic whites.

Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes, 2018
  Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men 14.3 8.7 1.6
Women 12.4 7.5 1.7
Total 13.2 8.0 1.7

Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-4a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

Age-adjusted percentage of adults age 18 and over diagnosed with diabetes, 2018
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White
Ratio
12.4 7.8 1.6

Source: CDC 2021. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html

Age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults age 18 and over, 2017-2018
  Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic / Non-
Hispanic White Ratio
Men 13.7 8.6 1.6
Women 11.6 6.6 1.8
Total 12.5 7.5 1.7

Source: CDC 2020. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020. Appendix Table 3.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics-report/index.html

Age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults age 18 and over, 2017-2018
Population Percent Population / Non-
Hispanic White Ratio
Non-Hispanic White 7.5 --
Hispanic 12.5 1.7
Central/South American 8.3 1.1
Cuban 6.5 0.9
Mexican 14.4 1.9
Puerto Rican 12.4 1.7

Source: CDC 2020. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020. Appendix Table 3.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics-report/index.html

Death Rates

Age-adjusted diabetes death rates per 100,000 (2018)
  Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male 29.8 24.3 1.2
Female 20.4 14.3 1.4
Total 24.6 18.9 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]

Related Conditions

Age-adjusted percentage of visual impairment for adults with diabetes (2018)
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White
Ratio
31.6 21.1 1.5

Source: CDC 2021. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/diabetesatlas.html

Hospital admissions per 100,000 for uncontrolled diabetes without complications, age 18 and over, 2017
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
39.6 36.4 1.1

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 5_4_1_1_1. [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query


Hospital admissions per 100,000 for lower extremity amputations, age 18 and over with diabetes, 2017
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
30.4 26.8 1.1

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 5_4_1_4_1.2a [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted incidence rate per million of end stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes, 2017
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
267.7 131.0 2.0

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_3_6_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted incidence rate per million of end stage renal disease (ESRD) related to diabetes, 2016
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
271.6 106.5 2.6

Source: CDC 2021. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html

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 - See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans
High Cholesterol - See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans
Cigarette Smoking - See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans

Treatment


Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had received an influenza immunization, 2017
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
56.9 62.5 0.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a foot examination, 2017
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
58.8 69.0 0.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_4_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination, 2017
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
58.0 63.9 0.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Age-adjusted percentage of adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received 2 or more hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year, 2017
Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Hispanic /
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
67.7 78.1 0.9

Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_2_1.2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query

Last Modified: 3/1/2021 11:08:00 AM

OMH Home | HHS Home | USA.gov | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | HHS FOIA | Accessibility | Contact Us | Viewers & Players | Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
Language Assistance Available