- In 2005, chronic liver disease was the sixth leading cause of death for Asian/Pacific Islander males, 45-64 years old. 1
- Asian Americans have the highest incidence rates of liver cancer for both sexes compared with Hispanic, non-Hispanic Whites, or non-Hispanic Blacks. 2
- Asian male subgroups have higher mortality rates for liver cancer, specifically 54.3 for Vietnamese, 33.9 for Koreans, 23.3 for Chinese, 16.8 for Filipino, and 9.3 for Japanese. 2
- Asian Americans are 2.2 times more likely to die from chronic liver disease, as compared to non-Hispanic Whites.
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders were seven times more likely to be diagnosed with chronic liver disease in 2006. 3
- The incidence rate for chronic liver disease is three times higher for both Asian American men and women.
At a glance – Cancer Rates for Asian/Pacific Islanders (2001-2005):
Cancer |
All Men |
Asian/Pacific Islander Men |
Non-Hispanic White Men |
Asian/Pacific Islander/ |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
549.3 |
354.0 |
568.3 |
0.6 |
Liver & IBD* |
9.9 |
21.7 |
7.3 |
3.0 |
Cancer |
All Women |
Asian/Pacific Islander Women |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
Asian/Pacific Islander/ |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
411.0 |
287.8 |
439.7 |
0.7 |
Liver & IBD* |
3.5 |
8.3 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
Source: : NCI 2008. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005. Tables I-24, I-25, and XIV-10, II - 10
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005/results_merged/topic_race_ethnicity.pdf [PDF | 1.2MB]
At a glance – Diagnosed:
Asian |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/ |
---|---|---|---|---|
1.9 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 8.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
At a glance – Death Rate:
Cancer |
Asian/Pacific Islander Men |
Non-Hispanic White Men |
Asian/Pacific Islander/ |
---|---|---|---|
Liver & IBD* |
15.2 |
6.3 |
2.4 |
Cancer |
Asian/Pacific Islander Women |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
Asian/Pacific Islander/ |
---|---|---|---|
Liver & IBD* |
6.6 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
Source: NCI 2008. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005. Tables XIV-10 and I-20
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005/results_merged/topic_race_ethnicity.pdf [PDF | 1.2MB]
Asians/Pacific Islander |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asians/Pacific Islander/ |
---|---|---|
3.6 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
Source: CDC, 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 28
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
1 CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [accessed 07/25/2008]. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/
2 Source: CDC 2008. Health characteristics of the Asian adult population: United States, 2004–2006, page 2. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad394.pdf
3 Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 8.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
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