“We might want to see what Hispanics are doing and try to emulate them.”. Only in some places, new study finds, Website showcases robust array of Healthier Princeton programs, Equal Opportunity Policy and Nondiscrimination Statement. 2015 Oct;17(5):1374-84. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0081-0. Moncho J, Pereyra-Zamora P, Nolasco A, Tamayo-Fonseca N, Melchor I, Macia L. J Immigr Minor Health. Trying to understand why Hispanics live longer is difficult because the Hispanic community as a whole is so diverse. But it's not all good news in the CDC report. Therefore, immigration-related processes only offer survival protection to those at middle and older ages; the negative impact of assimilation into poor neighborhoods is higher on the mortality of immigrants at a younger age. More assimilated Latinos have higher rates of illicit drug use, alcohol consumption, and smoking, especially among women. Rethinking the Hispanic paradox: death rates and life expectancy for US non-Hispanic white and Hispanic populations. Funding of Hispanic/Latino Health-Related Research by the National Institutes of Health: An Analysis of the Portfolio of Research Program Grants on Six Health Topic Areas. Rose Kelly, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, © 2020 The Trustees of Princeton University. Mortality rate data supporting the Hispanic paradox have been questioned, mainly because of the use of census information in the denominator and death certificates as a source for the numerator. The overall results showed that the mean rate ratio (RR) for immigrants vs. controls was 0.92 (95% CI, 0.84-1.01) for all-cause mortality and 0.73 (CI, 0.67-0.80) for cardiovascular mortality. US-born Latinos or long term residents of the United States had higher rates of mental illness than recent Latino immigrants. [10] However, some believe that there is no Hispanic Paradox, and that inaccurate counting of Hispanic deaths in the United States leads to an underestimate of Hispanic or Latino mortality. The Latino population tends to be younger, compared to other demographic groups. This phrase was coined because many species of salmon undergo return migration from the ocean to their natal rivers, where they spawn and then die). This exacerbation of the "salmon bias" would likely result in an even higher life expectancy for Latinos remaining in the United States. 3 (2004): 385-415. [18] Dr. Hector Flores explains that “You can predict in the African–American population, for example, a high infant-mortality rate, so we would think a [similar] poor minority would have the same health outcomes.” However, he said, the health poor outcomes are not present in the Hispanic population. "Main supermarkets do not reach them and, at the same time, fast food chains and stores selling processed food tend to proliferate in these areas," says Mr Ortega. In 2012, new cancer cases of all sites among Hispanic men and Non-Hispanic men had a ratio of 0.7, Hispanic men having 362.2 and Non-Hispanic men having 489.9 [24] A. This is especially the case for women and children. Rattanawong P, Kewcharoen J, Techorueangwiwat C, Kanitsoraphan C, Mekritthikrai R, Prasitlumkum N, Puttapiban P, Mekraksakit P, Vutthikraivit W, Sorajja D. J Arrhythm. [12] In contrast, Palloni and Arias hypothesize that this phenomenon is most likely caused by across-the-board bias in underestimating mortality rates, caused by ethnic misidentification or an overstatement of ages. [23] 2019 Dec 27;36(1):143-152. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12290. Rev Med Chil. The implementation of universal health coverage in Mexico over the past few years, along with ongoing barriers to health care for Latinos in the United States, may encourage Latinos experiencing poor health to return to Mexico. "In these areas there are also fewer open spaces to exercise and practise sports," he adds. They are also more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic whites. “It’s clearly something in the Latino culture,” he says. The health of Hispanics in the southwestern United States: an epidemiologic paradox.