Office of Minority Health

• In 2014, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were 10 percent more likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease than non-Hispanic whites.
• Heart-related health issues vary among various Asian and Pacific Islander sub-populations.
• Recent national data related to heart disease for Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders is limited. Local data from states with high populations of Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders may be useful in illustrating disparities among certain populations.

Diagnosed Cases of Coronary Heart Disease:

Source: CDC, 2017. Selected Health Conditions Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults: United States, 2014. Figure 2
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db277.pdf [PDF | 333KB]
Source: CDC 2017. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2014. Table A-1.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm  [PDF | 333KB]

Death Rate:

Source: CDC 2021. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 69, No. 13. Table 10.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr69/nvsr69-13-508.pdf [PDF | 2.05MB]

United States Territories:

Source: CDC 2021. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 69, No. 13. Table 10.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr69/nvsr69-13-508.pdf [PDF | 2.05MB]

Risk Factors:

There are several risk factors related to heart disease. Some of these risk factors are:

Obesity and Overweight

- See Obesity and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders.

Hypertension

Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-1a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm [PDF | 1.76MB]

Cigarette Smoking

Source: CDC, 2020. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-12a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm
*Estimates are considered unreliable. Data shown have a relative standard error of greater that 30 percent.
** NOTE: This is the most recent national data available at this time.