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10 Leading Causes of Death
American Indian and Alaskan Native Males, 1995-97
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Age Groups

          
Rank <1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Total
1 Congenital
Anomalies
98
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
84
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
57
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
71
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
583
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
614
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
537
Heart
Disease
532
Heart
Disease
779
Heart
Disease
2,209
Heart
Disease
3,829
2 SIDS
94
Congenital
Anomalies
14
Homicide &
Legal Int.
6
Suicide
18
Suicide
211
Suicide
226
Heart
Disease
222
Malignant
Neoplasms
303
Malignant
Neoplasms
607
Malignant
Neoplasms
1,563
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
2,683
3 Short
Gestation
47
Homicide &
Legal Int.
13
Malignant
Neoplasms
5
Homicide &
Legal Int.
12
Homicide &
Legal Int.
174
Homicide &
Legal Int.
164
Liver
Disease
213
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
291
Diabetes
197
Cerebro-
vascular
430
Malignant
Neoplasms
2,662
4 Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
30
Malignant
Neoplasms
11
Benign
Neoplasms
3
Congenital
Anomalies
4
Malignant
Neoplasms
26
HIV
99
Suicide
129
Liver
Disease
200
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
173
Diabetes
385
Liver
Disease
751
5 Pneumonia
& Influenza
25
Pneumonia
& Influenza
5
Pneumonia
& Influenza
3
Malignant
Neoplasms
4
Heart
Disease
12
Liver
Disease
70
HIV
115
Diabetes
105
Liver
Disease
165
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Asthma
361
Diabetes
748
6 Placenta Cord
Membranes
20
Perinatal
Period
3
Suicide
2
Heart
Disease
3
Cerebro-
vascular
8
Heart
Disease
60
Homicide &
Legal Int.
107
  
Cerebro-
vascular
69
Cerebro-
vascular
87
Pneumonia
& Influenza
354
Suicide
685
7 Respiratory
Distress Synd.
16
Heart
Disease
2
Eight
Tied
1
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Asthma
2
Congenital
Anomalies
6
Malignant
Neoplasms
39
Malignant
Neoplasms
100
Pneumonia
& Influenza
60
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Asthma
76
Unintentional
Injury and
Adv. Effects
241
Cerebro-
vascular
648
8 Maternal
Complications
11
Hernia
2
Eight
Tied
1
Pneumonia
& Influenza
2
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Asthma
4
Pneumonia
& Influenza
25
Diabetes
50
Suicide
53
Pneumonia
& Influenza
56
Nephritis
108
Pneumonia
& Influenza
570
9 Maternal
Conditions
11
Six
Tied
1
  
Eight
Tied
1
Seven
Tied
1
Liver
Disease
3
Cerebro-
vascular
11
Cerebro-
vascular
40
Homicide &
Legal Int.
44
Nephritis
27
Liver
Disease
100
Homicide &
Legal Int.
560
10 Remainder
Respiratory
11
Six
Tied
1
Eight
Tied
1
Seven
Tied
1
Septicemia
3
Congenital
Anomalies
11
Pneumonia
& Influenza
38
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Asthma
25
Homicide &
Legal Int.
24
Septicemia
78
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Asthma
490

 

Produced By: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics  (NCHS) Vital Statistics System.

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