Health of Asian Population

Data are for the U.S.

Live births for Asian non-Hispanic Population

• Number of births: 226,860
• Births per 1,000 women ages 15–44: 46.3

Source: Births: Final Data for 2024, table 1 [PDF – 2 MB]

Health status for Asian Population

• Percent of adults age 18 and older in fair or poor health: 11.9% (2024)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2024

• Percent of children younger than age 18 in fair or poor health: 1.0% (2024)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2024

Smoking for Asian Population

• Percent of adults age 18 and older who currently smoke cigarettes: 3.8% (2024)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2024

Obesity for Asian non-Hispanic Population

• Percent of men age 20 and older with obesity: 14.2% (2015-2018)
• Percent of women age 20 and older with obesity: 16.0% (2015-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 26 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

Hypertension for Asian non-Hispanic Population

• Percent of men age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication): 51.0% (2017-March 2020)
• Percent of women age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication): 40.7% (2017-March 2020)

Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Published by: Health, United States. Table Htn and NCHS Data Query System.

Health insurance coverage for Asian Population

• Percent of adults age 18–64 without health insurance coverage at the time of interview: 5.8% (2024)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2024

• Percent of children younger than age 18 without health insurance coverage at the time of interview: 3.3% (2024)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2024

Mortality for Asian non-Hispanic Population

• Number of deaths: 87,728
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 397.3

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2024) via CDC WONDER

Leading causes of death for Asian non-Hispanic Population

• Cancer
• Heart disease
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases)

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2024) via CDC WONDER

Infant deaths for Asian non-Hispanic Population

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 3.72

Source: Infant Mortality in the United States, 2024: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File, Table 1 [PDF – 781 KB]

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More data

• Trends in Asian population health from Health, United States
• United States Life Tables, 2023 [PDF – 2 MB]
• National Health Interview Survey Interactive Data Query Systems
• Current Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2021
• Suicide Mortality in the United States, 2001–2021
• Infant Mortality Among Non-Hispanic Asian Subgroups in the United States, 2018-2020

Related Links

• Birth Data
• Linked Birth and Infant Death Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• National Health Interview Survey
• Office of Minority Health

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