Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 14

Hispanic/Latino & Diabetes

• 10.4 % of all Hispanics/Latinos ages 20 years and over have diabetes

• Rates vary among groups:

  • Cubans 8.2%

  • Mexican Americans 11.9%

  • Puerto Ricans 12.6 %

Note:

• 10.4 percent of all Hispanic/Latino Americans aged 20 years or older have diabetes.

• Rates vary:

  • Mexican Americans 11.9 percent

  • Cubans 8.2 percent

  • Puerto Ricans 12.6 percent

Reference

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics, 2007. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2008.