Leading causes of death in Vietnamese Americans: An ecological study based on national death records from 2005-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disaggregated data is a cornerstone of precision health. Vietnamese Americans (VietAms) are the fourth-largest Asian subgroup in the United States (US), and demonstrate a unique burden of disease and mortality. However, most prior studies have aggregated VietAms under the broader Asian American category for analytic purposes. This study examined the leading causes of death among VietAms compared to aggregated Asian Americans and non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs) during the period 2005-2020.

Methods

Decedent data, including underlying cause of death, were obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics national mortality file from 2005 to 2020. Population denominator estimates were obtained from the American Community Survey one-year population estimates. Outcome

SUBMITTER: Tran K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11125458 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature