The death rate from suicide for Hispanic males was 4.4 times the rate for Hispanic women in 2020.1
In 2020, the suicide death rate for Hispanics was less than half the rate for non-Hispanic whites.1
In 2023, Hispanic adults were 60% less likely to have received mental health treatment than non-Hispanic white adults.2
Mental Health Status
Serious psychological distress in the past year among adults age 18 years and over, percentage, 2023
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
13.8
14.2
1.0
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2024. Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.86B. For the definition of “serious psychological distress,” see Appendix A.
Serious psychological distress in the past 30 days among adults age 18 and over, percentage of poverty level, 2015–2016
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Below 100 percent
6.8
12.1
0.6
100 Percent to less than 200 Percent
4.1
7.6
0.5
200 Percent to less than 400 Percent
2.6
3.1
0.8
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2019. Health United States, 2017. Table 46. For the definition of “serious psychological distress,” see Appendix.
Feelings of sadness, hopelessness, worthlessness, or that everything is an effort, all or most of the time, among persons age 18 and over, 2018
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Sadness
3.9
2.7
1.4
Hopelessness
3.2
2.2
1.5
Worthlessness
2.4
2.3
1.0
Everything is an effort
7.3
6.5
1.1
Source: CDC, 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-7c.
Serious psychological distress among persons age 18 and over, percentage, 2018
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male
3.5
2.7
1.3
Female
5.4
4.7
1.1
Total
4.4
3.7
1.2
Source: CDC, 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-8c. For the definition of “serious psychological distress,” see footnote 1 to Table A-8c.
Major depressive episode in the past year among persons age 18 and over, percentage, 2023
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
8.3
9.1
0.9
Source: SAMHSA, 2024. Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.39B. For the definition of “major depressive episode,” see Appendix A.
Any mental illness in the past year among persons age 18 and over, percentage, 2023
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
20.6
24.0
0.9
Source: SAMHSA, 2024. Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.7B. For the definition of “any mental illness,” see Appendix A.
Death Rates
Age-adjusted death rates for suicide by sex, race, and Hispanic origin, 2020
Suicide rates by age, race, and Hispanic origin, 2019: Males
Hispanic Males
Non-Hispanic White Males
Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
15–24 years
16.6
25.6
0.6
25–44 years
16.1
36.0
0.4
45–64 years
12.9
38.3
0.3
65 years and over
12.3
37.6
0.3
All ages, age adjusted
11.6
28.0
0.4
Source: CDC, 2023. Health, United States, 2020–2021. Table SuicMort.
Suicide rates by age, race, and Hispanic origin, 2019: Females
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
15–24 years
4.4
6.1
0.7
25–44 years
4.0
9.8
0.4
45–64 years
4.2
12.6
0.3
65 years and over
1.0
6.2
0.2
All ages, age adjusted
3.0
7.7
0.4
Source: CDC, 2023. Health, United States, 2020–2021. Table SuicMort.
Adolescents
Death rates for suicide: ages 15–19, 2021
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Male
11.6
17.7
0.7
Female
4.1
5.0
0.8
Both Sexes
7.9
11.6
0.7
Source: CDC. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). National Violent Death Reporting System. Violent Deaths Report.
Students in grades 9–12 who seriously considered attempting suicide in the past 12 months, percentage, 2021
