- In 2024, Asian American adults were diagnosed with diabetes 6% more often than adults of the total population.1
- From 2019-2021, among Asian subgroups,2
- Asian Indian and Filipino adults were diagnosed with diabetes more often than adults of the total population, 21% and 37% respectively.
- Korean adults were diagnosed with diabetes 31% less often than adults of the total population.
- Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese adults also had lower rates of being diagnosed with diabetes than adults of the total population.
- In 2022, non-Hispanic Asian American men and women died from diabetes less often than the total population, 40% and 37% respectively.3
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Diagnosed cases of diabetes
| Adults ages 18 and over with diagnosed diabetes, percentage, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asian only | Total Population | Asian / Total Population Ratio |
| 10.6 | 10.0 | 1.06 |
| Adults ages 18 and over with diagnosed diabetes, age-adjusted percentage, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio |
| 9.6 | 8.6 | 1.12 |
| Adults ages 18 and over with diagnosed diabetes, age adjusted percentage, 2019 – 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio | |
| Men | 10.6 | 9.6 | 1.10 |
| Women | 7.8 | 8.7 | 0.90 |
| Total | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1.00 |
| Crude prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults ages 18 and over, by non-Hispanic Asian subgroup, percentage, 2019–2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Population / Asian Ratio | Population / Total Population Ratio | |
| U.S. Total | 8.9 | 0.97 | 1.00 |
| Asian | 9.2 | 1.00 | 1.03 |
| Asian Indian | 10.8 | 1.17 | 1.21 |
| Chinese | 7.1 | 0.77 | 0.80 |
| Filipino | 12.2 | 1.33 | 1.37 |
| Japanese | 6.8 | 0.74 | 0.76 |
| Korean | 6.1 | 0.66 | 0.69 |
| Vietnamese | 6.4 | 0.70 | 0.72 |
| Other Asian | 8.9 | 0.97 | 1.00 |
Death rates
| Diabetes mortality, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population, 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio | |
| Male | 20.3 | 34.8 | 0.58 |
| Female | 16.4 | 26.0 | 0.63 |
| Both Sexes | 18.3 | 30.4 | 0.60 |
Related conditions
| Visual impairment among adults ages 18 and over with diabetes, age-adjusted percentage, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio |
| Not Reported | 28.8 | Not Reported |
| Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications among adults ages 18 and over, rate per 100,000 population, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander / Total Population Ratio |
| 18.1 | Not Reported | Not Reported |
| Lower extremity amputations among admissions for diabetes among adults ages 18 and over, rate per 100,000 population, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander / Total Population Ratio |
| 10.3 | Not Reported | Not Reported |
| Incidence of end stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes, age-adjusted rate per million population, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asian/Pacific Islander | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander / Total Population Ratio |
| 220.6 | Not Reported | Not Reported |
Preventive health
| Adults ages 18 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received an annual eye examination in the calendar year, percentage, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio |
| 65.8 | 66.0 | 0.99 |
| Adults ages 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu vaccination in the calendar year, percentage, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio |
| Not Reported | Not Reported | Not Reported |
| Adults ages 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year, percentage, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio |
| Not Reported | Not Reported | Not Reported |
| Adults ages 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year, percentage, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio |
| Not Reported | Not Reported | Not Reported |
| Adults ages 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received at least two hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year, percentage, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Total Population | Non-Hispanic Asian / Total Population Ratio |
| Not Reported | Not Reported | Not Reported |
1 CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024. (Back to top)
2 CDC, 2022. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2021. Table 2. (Back to top)
3 CDC, 2024. Deaths: Final Data for 2021. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 73, No. 8. Table 10. (Back to top)
Date Last Reviewed: September 2025