What's Killing You?

Asian Americans

Cancer

In 2002, Asian/Pacific Islander men were 40% less likely to have prostate cancer as non-Hispanic white men.
In 2002, Asian/Pacific Islander women were 30% less likely to have breast cancer as non-Hispanic white women.
In 2002, Asian/Pacific Islander women were 1.2 times as likely to have cervical cancer compared to non-Hispanic white women.
Asian/Pacific Islander men and women have higher incidence and mortality rates for stomach and liver cancer.

Diabetes

In Hawaii, Native Hawaiians have more than twice the rate of diabetes as Whites.
Asians are 20% less likely than non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes.
In Hawaii, Native Hawaiians are more than 5.7 times as likely as Whites living in Hawaii to die from diabetes.
Filipinos living in Hawaii have more than 3 times the death rate as Whites living in Hawaii.

Heart Disease

Overall, Asian/Pacific Islander adults are less likely than white adults to have heart disease and they are less likely to die from heart disease compared to non-Hispanic whites.

HIV/AIDS

Asian/Pacific Islanders have lower AIDS rates than non-Hispanic white counterparts and they are less likely to die of HIV/AIDS.
One Asian/Pacific Islander child was diagnosed with AIDS in 2004.

Immunization

In 2004, Asian/Pacific Islander adults aged 65 years and older were 40% less likely to have ever received the pneumonia shot, compared to non-Hispanic white adults of the same age group.
In 2003, Asian/Pacific Islander children aged 19 to 35 months reached the Healthy People goal for immunizations for Hib (haemophilus influenzae type b), hepatitis B, MMR (measles-mumps-rubella), polio and chicken pox.

Infant Mortality

Among Asian/Pacific Islanders, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the third leading cause of infant mortality.
The infant mortality rate for Asian/Pacific Islanders was 2.8 times greater for mothers under 20 years old, as compared to mothers, ages 25-29 years old.

Stroke

In general, Asians/Pacific Islander adults are less likely to die from a stroke.
In general, Asian/Pacific Islander adults have lower rates of being overweight or obese, lower rates of hypertension, and they are less likely to be current cigarette smokers, as compared to white adults.