US Leading Causes of Asian Alone Deaths in 2022 (CDC)
Updated on October 9, 2024.
According to the CDC data, in 2022, there were 91,679 recorded Asian Alone deaths in the US, which was 2.79% of US total. The leading cause of Asian Alone deaths was Heart Diseases, with a count of 27,871 deaths (30.40% of total). The second leading cause was Cancer, with a count of 19,275 deaths (21.02% of total). And, the third leading cause was Accidents, with a count of 4,383 deaths (4.78% of total).
The chart below shows the percentages of Asian Alone deaths related to the top 10 causes. The table below shows the number and percentage of deaths for the different causes of Asian Alone deaths in the US.
You can see similar information for other racial and ethnic groups in the US.
Data Source: CDC.
US Leading Causes of Asian Alone Deaths in 2022
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| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | Percent of Total Race Deaths (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Diseases | 27871 | 30.40 |
| All other diseases (Residual) | 21559 | 23.52 |
| Cancer | 19275 | 21.02 |
| Accidents | 4383 | 4.78 |
| Diabetes | 3784 | 4.13 |
| Alzheimer | 3488 | 3.81 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis | 2019 | 2.20 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 1830 | 2.00 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 1796 | 1.96 |
| Suicide | 1517 | 1.66 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 940 | 1.02 |
| Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | 778 | 0.85 |
| Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 388 | 0.42 |
| Homicide | 329 | 0.36 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 269 | 0.29 |
| Peptic ulcer | 168 | 0.18 |
| Tuberculosis | 149 | 0.16 |
| HIV | 58 | 0.06 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 46 | 0.05 |
| Sudden infant death syndrome | 26 | 0.03 |
| Syphilis | 4 | 0.00 |