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 43% less frequently than the total population.
In 2024, Asian American adults were diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure) 20% less frequently than the total population.2
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.3
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Occurrence
Coronary heart disease among adults ages 18 and over, percentage, 2024
Death due to major cardiovascular disease, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population, 2022
Asian*
Total Population
Ratio (Asian* / Total)
Male
154.3
272.4
0.57
Female
104.5
182.0
0.57
Both Sexes
126.7
223.0
0.57
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2025). Deaths: Final data for 2022 (National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 74, No. 4, Table 11). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Risk Factors for Complications
Hypertension
Adults ages 18 and over who have high blood pressure (diagnosed hypertension), percentage, 2024
