Hepatitis and Hispanic Americans
- In 2020, Hispanics were 30% more likely to die from viral hepatitis as compared to non-Hispanic whites.1
- Despite having lower case rates of hepatitis C, Hispanics were 10% more likely to die from that disease than non-Hispanic whites in 2022.2
Viral Hepatitis
Death due to viral hepatitis, age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population, 2020 |
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| Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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Male | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
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Female | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
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Both Sexes | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2023. Deaths: Final Data for 2020. National Vital Statistics Report, vol. 72, no. 10. Table 10.
Hepatitis A
Reported cases of hepatitis A, rate per 100,000 population, 2022 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
CDC, 2024. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report — United States, 2022. Table 1.2.
Hepatitis B
Reported cases of acute hepatitis B, rate per 100,000 population, 2022 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
CDC, 2024. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report — United States, 2022. Table 2.2.
Newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis B, rate per 100,000 population, 2022 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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1.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
CDC, 2024. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report — United States, 2022. Table 2.6.
Deaths with hepatitis B listed as a cause of death, rate per 100,000 population, 2022 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
CDC, 2024. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report — United States, 2022. Table 2.8.
Immunization (Hepatitis B)
Adults ages 19–49 who received three doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, percentage, 2018 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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33.1 | 43.6 | 0.8 |
Source: CDC, 2021. Vaccination Coverage among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2018. Supplementary Box 3, Table 2.
Adolescents ages 13–17 who received three doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, percentage, 2021 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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90.1 | 92.9 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC, 2021. Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2021. Supplementary Table 1.
Children ages 19–35 months who received three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine, 2017 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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91.3 | 91.1 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC, 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.
Hepatitis C
Reported cases of acute hepatitis C, rate per 100,000 population, 2022 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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1.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
CDC, 2024. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report — United States, 2022. Table 3.2.
Newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C, rate per 100,000 population, 2022 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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13.1 | 31.3 | 0.4 |
CDC, 2024. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report — United States, 2022. Table 3.6.
Deaths with hepatitis C listed as a cause of death, rate per 100,000 population, 2022 |
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Hispanic | Non-Hispanic White | Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
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3.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
CDC, 2024. Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report — United States, 2022. Table 3.8.
Last Edited: 10/29/2024