Heart Disease and Asian Americans

In 2024, Asian American adults were diagnosed with coronary heart disease 28% less frequently than the total population.1
In 2022, non-Hispanic Asian Americans died from heart disease 52% less frequently than the total population.2
In 2024, Asian American adults were diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure) 20% less frequently than the total population.3
From 2017–2020, non-Hispanic Asian American adults with high blood pressure had their blood pressure under control 13% less frequently than the total population with high blood pressure.4

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Diagnosis

Coronary heart disease among adults ages 18 and over, age-adjusted percentage, 2024
Asian Only	Total Population	Asian / Total Population Ratio
3.6	5.0	0.72

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of coronary heart disease for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024.

Death rates

Death due to heart disease, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population, 2022
	Non-Hispanic Asian	Total Population	Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio
Male	144.0	297.7	0.48
Female	124.8	264.5	0.47
Both Sexes	134.0	281.0	0.48

Source: CDC, 2025. Deaths: Final Data for 2022. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 74, No. 4. Table 10.

Hypertension

Adults ages 18 and over who have high blood pressure (diagnosed hypertension), percentage, 2024
Asian Only	Total Population	Asian / Total Population Ratio
21.9	27.3	0.80

Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of diagnosed hypertension for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024.

Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control, percentage, 2017–2020
Non-Hispanic Asian	Total Population	Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio
14.0	16.1	0.87

Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Healthy People 2030. Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-20.

High cholesterol

Adults ages 18 and over who have high cholesterol, percentage, 2024
Asian only	Total Population	Asian / Total Population Ratio
22.7	23.7	0.96

Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of high cholesterol for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024.

Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last five years, percentage, 2021
Non-Hispanic Asian	Total Population	Asian / Total Population Ratio
92.1	Not Reported	Not Reported

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query.

Cigarette smoking

Adults ages 18 and over who are current cigarette smokers, percentage, 2022-2024
Non-Hispanic Asian	Total Population	Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio
4.6	10.8	0.43

Source: CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults by Detailed Race and Ethnicity. Percentage of current cigarette smoking for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2022–2024.

Adults ages 18 and over who were current e-cigarette users, percentage, 2022-2024
Non-Hispanic Asian	Total Population	Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio
3.0	6.5	0.46

Adult smokers who received advice from a health professional to quit, percentage, 2020
Non-Hispanic Asian	Total Population	Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population
41.9	Not Reported	Not Reported

Source: AHRQ. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query.

1 CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of coronary heart disease for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024. (Back to top)

2 CDC, 2025. Deaths: Final Data for 2022. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 74, No. 4. Table 10. (Back to top)

3 CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of diagnosed hypertension for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024. (Back to top)

4 CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Healthy People 2030. Adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-20. (Back to top)

Date Last Reviewed: September 2025