Stroke Rates Among Hispanic Individuals

• The Hispanic population has experienced an increase in stroke incidence since 2013.
• A CDC report showed that just 58% of Hispanic adults could identify symptoms of a stroke, compared to their Black (64%) and white (71%) peers.
• Stroke ranks as the fourth leading cause of death for Hispanic men and the third for Hispanic women in the U.S.

Disparities in Care

• In studies that detected racial disparities in emergency services, EMS usage was lower by as much as 40% in Hispanic patients.
• A greater proportion of white patients (37.4%) were estimated to arrive within 3 hours from onset of stroke symptoms than Hispanic (28.9%) patients. 
• Hispanic patients had the highest rate of discharge to home without home health care services (49.1%) and the lowest rate of facility-based rehabilitation service utilization after stroke.
• In border states, Hispanic individuals who experienced ischemic stroke were 30% more likely to suffer in-hospital mortality vs. their non-Hispanic counterparts.

Why Is Stroke an Emergency?

• Nearly 2 million brain cells die every minute that an ischemic stroke goes untreated.
• Not all strokes are the same, which means each requires unique treatment at specialized stroke centers from highly trained stroke care teams.

Lowering Chance of Lifelong Disability or Death

• Know the signs of stroke and call 911 immediately. Modeled after BE FAST, the Spanish acronym RÁPIDO was created to raise awareness of stroke symptoms in the Hispanic community.

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