Asian American Health

Diabetes and Asian Americans

  • In 2023, Asian American adults were 20% more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes.1
  • Among Asian subgroups,2
    • Asian Indian and Filipino adults were 30% and 40%, respectively, more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than non-Hispanic white adults.
    • Korean adults were 30% less likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than non-Hispanic white adults.
    • Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese adults were 20% less likely.
  • In 2021, non-Hispanic Asian Americans were 40% less likely than non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes.
  • In 2020, Asians/Pacific Islanders were nearly two times as likely to be diagnosed with end stage renal disease due to diabetes than non-Hispanic whites.