- Asian Americans are 40 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than non-Hispanic whites.
- In 2017, Asian Americans were 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with end stage renal disease than non-Hispanic whites.
- From 2017-2018, Asian Indians were 70 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes, 2018 | ||
| Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Asian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 11.4 | 8.0 | 1.4 |
Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-4a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm
| Age-adjusted percentage of adults age 18 and over diagnosed with diabetes, 2018 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Asian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 10.0 | 7.8 | 1.3 |
Source: CDC 2019. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html
| Age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults age 18 and over, 2017-2018 | |||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Asian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Men | 10.0 | 8.6 | 1.2 |
| Women | 8.5 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| Total | 9.2 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
Source: CDC 2020. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020. Appendix Table 3.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics-report/index.html
| Age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults age 18 and over, 2017-2018 | ||
| Population | Percent | Population / Non- Hispanic White Ratio |
| Non-Hispanic White | 7.5 | -- |
| Asian | 9.2 | 1.2 |
| Asian Indian | 12.6 | 1.7 |
| Chinese | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Filipino | 10.4 | 1.4 |
| Other Asian | 9.9 | 1.3 |
Source: CDC 2020. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020. Appendix Table 3.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics-report/index.html
Death Rate
| Age-Adjusted Diabetes Death Rates per 100,000 (2018) | |||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Asian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Male | 19.0 | 24.3 | 0.8 |
| Female | 12.7 | 14.3 | 0.9 |
| Total | 15.4 | 18.9 | 0.8 |
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 diabetes. Some of these risk factors are:
Obesity and Overweight - See Obesity and Asian Americans
Hypertension - See Heart Disease and Asian Americans
High Cholesterol - See Heart Disease and Asian Americans
Cigarette Smoking - See Heart Disease and Asian Americans
Related Conditions
| Age-adjusted percentage of visual impairment for adults with diabetes (2017) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Asian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 6.0 | 16.1 | 0.4 |
Source: Source: CDC 2021. National Diabetes Surveillance System.
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/diabetesatlas.html
| Hospital admissions per 100,000 for uncontrolled diabetes without complications, age 18 and over, 2017 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Asian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 18.2 | 36.4 | 0.5 |
Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 5_4_1_1_1_.2a. [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
| Hospital admissions per 100.000 for lower extremity amputations, age 18 and over with diabetes, 2017 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Asian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 8.2 | 26.8 | 0.3 |
Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 5_4_1_4_1.2a [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
| Age-adjusted incidence rate per million of end stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes, 2017 | ||
| Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Asian / White Ratio |
| 210.5 | 131.0 | 1.6 |
Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_3_6_1.2a and 2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
Treatment
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had received an influenza immunization, 2016 | ||
| Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Asian / White Ratio |
| 63.8 | 62.0 | 1.0 |
Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_5_1.2a and 2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a foot examination, 2016 | ||
| Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Asian / White Ratio |
| 58.3 | 70.5 | 0.8 |
Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_4_1.2a and 2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes who had a foot examination, 2017 | ||
| Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Asian / White Ratio |
| 63.2 | 70.0 | 0.9 |
Source: CDC 2021. Healthy People 2020 Database. Table D-9.
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/Data/default.aspx
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 40 years of age and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination, 2016 | ||
| Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Asian / White Ratio |
| 58.3 | 65.8 | 0.9 |
Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_1_3_1.2a and 2b [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
Last Edited: 03/01/2021