Office of Minority Health

• Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were almost four times more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have a stroke in 2014.
• Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders are 30 percent more likely to die from a stroke as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
• Cerebrovascular disease can be more prevalent in some U.S. island territories. For example, the death rate from stroke is twice as high in the territory of Guam, as compared to the non-Hispanic white population nationally.
• In general, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander adults have developed several of the high-risk factors which can lead to heart attacks and stroke, such as higher rates of obesity, hypertension and cigarette smoking.

Diagnosed Cases of Stroke:

Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2014. Table A-1a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

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 stroke. Some of these risk factors are:

Obesity and Overweight – See Obesity and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Hypertension – See Heart Disease and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

High Cholesterol – See Heart Disease and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

Cigarette Smoking – See Heart Disease and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders
 * Estimates have a high relative standard error and should be used with caution as they do not meet the standards of reliability set by the CDC.
** NOTE: This is the most recent national data available at this time.