- Among all ethnic groups in 2006, Hispanics had the highest incidence of Hepatitis A.
- Hispanics are three times more likely to be diagnosed with Hepatitis A than non-Hispanic Whites.
- Hispanics are almost twice as likely to die from viral hepatitis, as compared to Whites.
- Hispanic adults 40 years and over are 50% more likely to develop Hepatitis B.
- Data on chronic Hepatitis B and chronic Hepatitis C virus infection (past or present) are not included by the CDC in the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reports, because they are undergoing data quality review. Neither is this data reported in the CDC Healthy People 2010 database.
VIRAL HEPATITIS
Death Rates:
|
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanics / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Male |
3.8 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
Female |
2.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
Total |
2.9 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
Source: CDC, 2008. Deaths: Final Data for 2005. National vital statistics
reports; vol. 56, no. 10. Table 17.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_10.pdf [PDF, 3.37MB]
|
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic / White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
Hepatitis A |
2.34 |
0.78 |
3.0 |
Hepatitis B |
1.16 |
0.99 |
1.2 |
Hepatitis C |
0.11 |
0.20 |
0.6 |
Source: CDC, 2008. Summary of Notifiable Diseases - United States , 2006.
MMWR 2007; 55, no. v. 53. Table 6.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5553.pdf [PDF,
1.42MB]
HEPATITIS A
Hispanics |
Non-Hispanic White |
Healthy People 2010 Goal |
Hispanics / |
---|---|---|---|
2.7 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-06.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic / White Ratio |
---|---|---|
2.34 |
0.78 |
3.0 |
Source: CDC, 2008. Summary of Notifiable Diseases - United States , 2006.
MMWR 2007; v. 55, no. 53. Table 6.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5553.pdf [PDF,
1.42MB]
HEPATITIS B
At a glance – Adults (Hepatitis B):
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Healthy People 2010 Goal |
Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
3.7 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-03a.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Healthy People 2010 Goal |
Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
5.4 |
6.6 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-03b.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Healthy People 2010 Goal |
Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
4.3 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-03c.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic / White Ratio |
---|---|---|
1.16 |
0.99 |
1.2 |
Source: CDC, 2008. Summary of Notifiable Diseases - United States , 2006.
MMWR 2007; v. 55, no. 53. Table 6.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5553.pdf [PDF,
1.42MB]
At a glance – Immunization of Adolescents, aged 13 to 15 years old (Hepatitis B):
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Healthy People 2010 Goal |
Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
82% |
79% |
90% |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-27a.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010
At a glance – Immunization of Children aged 19 to 35 months (Hepatitis B):
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Healthy People 2010 Goal |
Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
93% |
93% |
90% |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2007. Healthy People 2010 Database. Table 14-22c.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/scripts/data2010
HEPATITIS C
Hispanic |
White |
Hispanic / White Ratio |
---|---|---|
0.11 |
0.20 |
0.6 |
Source: CDC, 2008. Summary of Notifiable Diseases - United States , 2006.
MMWR 2007; v. 55, no. 53. Table 6.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5553.pdf [PDF,
1.42MB]
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