Diabetes and Hispanic Americans

  • In 2020, Hispanics were 1.5 times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes.1
  • In 2022, Hispanic adults were 60% more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.2
  • In 2020, Hispanics were more than twice as likely to be hospitalized for treatment of end-stage renal disease related to diabetes as compared to non-Hispanic whites.3

Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes

Adults age 18 and over with diagnosed diabetes, age-adjusted percentage, 2022
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / 
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Total11.57.21.6
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Diabetes Surveillance System.
Adults age 18 and over with diagnosed diabetes, age-adjusted percentage, 2019–2021
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-
Hispanic White Ratio
Men12.27.71.6
Women11.36.11.9
Total11.76.91.7
Source: CDC, 2022. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2021. Appendix Table 3.
Crude Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults age 18 and over, percentage, 2019–2021
PopulationNon-Hispanic WhitePopulation / Non-
Hispanic White Ratio
Hispanic10.38.51.2
Central American7.38.50.9
Cuban9.08.51.1
Mexican11.18.51.3
Source: CDC, 2022. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2021. Table 2

Death Rates

Diabetes mortality, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population, 2020
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / 
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male37.827.31.4
Female25.216.01.6
Both Sexes30.921.21.5
Source: CDC, 2023. Deaths: Final Data for 2020. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 72, No. 10. Table 10.

Related Conditions

Visual impairment among adults age 18 and over with diabetes, age-adjusted percentage, 2022
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
36.926.31.4
Source: CDC. National Diabetes Surveillance System. https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/diabetesatlas-surveillance.html
Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications among adults age 18 and over, rate per 100,000 population, 2020
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
42.526.81.6
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. https://datatools.ahrq.gov/nhqdr
Lower extremity amputations among admissions adults age 18 and over with diabetes, rate per 100,000 population, 2020
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
46.627.81.7
Source: AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. https://datatools.ahrq.gov/nhqdr
Incidence of end stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes, age-adjusted rate per million population, 2020
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
288.6121.12.4
Source: AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. https://datatools.ahrq.gov/nhqdr

Preventive Health

Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu vaccination in the calendar year, percentage, 2020
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
57.369.30.8
Source: AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. https://datatools.ahrq.gov/nhqdr
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year, percentage, 2020
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
49.663.20.8
Source: AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. https://datatools.ahrq.gov/nhqdr
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year, percentage, 2020
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / 
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
51.959.20.9
Source: AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. https://datatools.ahrq.gov/nhqdr
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received at least two hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year, percentage, 2020
HispanicNon-Hispanic WhiteHispanic / 
Non-Hispanic White Ratio
70.480.70.9
Source: AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. https://datatools.ahrq.gov/nhqdr

1 CDC, 2023. Deaths: Final Data for 2020. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 72, No. 10. Table 10. (back)

2 CDC. National Diabetes Surveillance System. https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/diabetesatlas-surveillance.html (back)

3 AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query. https://datatools.ahrq.gov/nhqdr (back)


Last Edited: 10/29/2024