Asthma and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

  • National data for this population is limited.
  • In 2024, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander adults had asthma at a rate that was 55% higher than the total population.1
  • In 2021, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders died from asthma at a rate that was 34% lower than the total population.2

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Occurrence

Adults

Current asthma among adults ages 18 and over, percentage, 2024
NHPITotal PopulationRatio (NHPI / Total)
13.38.61.55
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2025). Interactive summary health statistics for adults: Percentage of current asthma for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Mortality

Adults

Asthma mortality among adults ages 18 and over, rate per million, 2021
Asian/NHPI*Total PopulationRatio (Asian/NHPI* / Total)
8.613.10.66
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Most recent asthma data. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

*Population is non-Hispanic in the data source.

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults (Back to top)

2 CDC, 2022. Data, Statistics, and Surveillance. Most Recent Asthma Data | Asthma Data | CDC (Back to top)


Date Last Reviewed: January 2026