Mortality Rate Disparities Continue
American Indian and Alaska Natives in the IHS Service Area
1992-94 to 1994-96 and U.S. All Races, 1993 and 1995
(Age-adjusted mortality rates per 100,000 population)
|
AI/AN Rate 1994-96 |
U.S. All Races Rate 1995 |
Ratio: AI/AN to U.S. All Races |
AI/AN Rate 1992-94 |
U.S. All Races Rate 1993 |
Ratio: AI/AN to U.S. All Races |
|
|
ALL CAUSES |
699.3 |
503.9 |
1.4 |
690.4 |
513.3 |
1.3 |
|
Alcoholism |
48.7 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
45.5 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
|
Tuberculosis |
1.9 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
5.8 |
|
Diabetes* |
46.4 |
13.3 |
3.5 |
41.1 |
12.4 |
3.3 |
|
Motor vehicles crashes |
54.0 |
16.3 |
3.3 |
53.3 |
16.0 |
3.3 |
|
Suicide* |
19.3 |
11.2 |
1.7 |
19.2 |
11.3 |
1.7 |
|
Homicide* |
15.3 |
9.4 |
1.6 |
15.1 |
10.7 |
1.4 |
|
Cervical cancer* |
3.8 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
|
Infant deaths*1 |
9.3 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
10.9 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
|
Diseases of the heart* |
156.0 |
138.3 |
1.1 |
157.6 |
145.3 |
1.1 |
|
Cerebrovascular diseases |
30.5 |
26.7 |
1.1 |
27.8 |
26.5 |
1.0 |
|
Malignant neoplasms(All)* |
116.6 |
129.9 |
0.9 |
112.2 |
132.6 |
0.8 |
|
HIV Infection* |
6.2 |
15.6 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
13.8 |
0.3 |
1
Infant Deaths per 1000 live births*conditions are measures or proxies for the President’s Race Initiative priority areas
NOTE: American Indian and Alaska Native rates were adjusted to compensate for race
misreporting on state death certificates.
(From the Indian Health Service)