Health of Asian Population

• Number of births: 213,813
• Births per 1,000 women ages 15–44: 49.6

Source: Births: Final Data for 2021 [PDF – 1 MB]

• Percent of adults age 18 and older in fair or poor health: 9.8% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of children younger than age 18 in fair or poor health: 1.7% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of adults age 18 and older who currently smoke cigarettes: 5.5% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of men age 20 and older with obesity: 14.2% (2015-2018)
• Percent of women age 20 and older with obesity: 16.0% (2015-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 26 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of men age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 49.4% (2015-2018)
• Percent of women age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 43.6% (2015-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 22 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of adults age 18–64 without health insurance coverage: 4.1% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of children younger than age 18 without health insurance coverage: 2.4% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Number of deaths: 89,591
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 441.9

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2022) via CDC WONDER

• Cancer
• Heart disease
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases)

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2022) via CDC WONDER

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 3.51

Source: Infant Mortality in the United States, 2022: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File, Table 1 [PDF – 1 MB]

• Birth Data
• Linked Birth and Infant Death Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• National Health Interview Survey
• Office of Minority Health