- Overall, Asian American adults are about 20 percent less likely than white adults to die from a stroke(cerebrovascular disease).
- In general, Asian American adults have lower rates of being overweight or obese, lower rates of hypertension, and they are less likely to be current cigarette smokers, all risk factors for having a stroke (cerebrovascular disease).
Diagnosed Cases of Stroke:
| Age-adjusted percentage of stroke among persons 18 years of age and over, 2018 | ||
| Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Asian / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC 2020. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-1a.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm
Death Rate:
| Age-adjusted stroke death rates per 100,000 (2017) | |||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Asian / Non- Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Men | 32.1 | 36.0 | 0.8 |
| Women | 28.7 | 36.0 | 0.8 |
| Total | 30.3 | 36.4 | 0.8 |
Source: CDC 2019. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 68, No. 9. Table 10.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf [PDF | 1.76MB]
Risk Factors:
There are several risk factors related to stroke. Some of these risk factors are:
Obesity and Overweight – See Obesity and Asians Americans
Hypertension – See Heart Disease and Asians and Pacific Islanders
High Cholesterol – See Heart disease and Asians and Pacific Islanders
Cigarette Smoking – See Heart disease and Asians and Pacific Islanders