Chronic Liver Disease and Hispanic Americans

Among the Hispanic/Latino population, chronic liver disease is a leading cause of death. While the cause is not always known, some cases can be initiated by conditions such as chronic alcoholism, obesity, and exposure to Hepatitis B and C viruses.

In 2005, chronic liver disease was the seventh leading cause of death for all Hispanic men, and the third leading cause of death for Hispanic men, ages 55-64. ¹
Both Hispanic men and women have a chronic liver disease rate that is twice that of the White population.
Hispanic men are 1.8 times more likely to die from chronic liver disease than their White counterparts.
Hispanic women are 1.9 times more likely to die from chronic liver disease than White women.

At a glance – Cancer Rates for Hispanic (2001-2005):

**Cancer Incidence Rates per 100,000 – Men**
Cancer	All Men	Hispanic Men	Non-Hispanic White Men	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All Sites	549.3	419.4	568.3	0.7
Liver & IBD*	9.9	15.0	7.3	2.1

**Cancer Incidence Rates per 100,000 – Women**
Cancer	All Women	Hispanic Women	Non-Hispanic White Women	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
All Sites	411.0	317.8	439.7	0.7
Liver & IBD*	3.5	5.8	2.6	2.2

*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct

Source: : NCI 2008. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005. Tables I-24, I-25, and XIV-10, II - 10.
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005

At a glance – Diagnosed:

**Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who have been told by a doctor that they have chronic liver disease, 2006**
Hispanic	Mexican American	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Mexican American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
1.8	1.7	1.4	1.3	1.2

Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 8.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf

At a glance – Death Rate:

**Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 – Men (2001-2005)**
Cancer	Hispanic Men	Non-Hispanic White Men	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Liver & IBD*	11.1	6.3	1.8

**Cancer Death Rates per 100,000 – Women (2001-2005)**
Cancer	Hispanic Women	Non-Hispanic White Women	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Liver & IBD*	5.1	2.7	1.9

*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct

Source: NCI 2008. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005. Tables XIV-10
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005

**Age-Adjusted Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Death Rates per 100,000 (2005)**
Hispanic	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
13.9	8.7	1.6

Source: CDC, 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 29
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf

¹ CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [accessed 07/25/2008]. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/

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Content Last Modified: 7/30/2008 7:53:00 AM