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MORTALITY RATES FOR LEADING CAUSES - INDIAN MALES/FEMALES 1990-92
AND U.S. ALL RACES PER 100,000 POPULATION
Cause of Death
Males
Females
U.S All
All Causes
620.0
427.2
513.7
Diseases of Heart
138.5
90.6
143.2
Accidents
118.8
40.1
31.0
Malignant Neoplasms
79.5
76.8
134.5
Suicide
26.7
11.4
Homicide
22.0
10.9
Chronic liver disease/Cirrhosis
25.7
20.3
8.3
Diabetes Mellitis
21.3
27.6
11.8
Pneumonia/Influenza
22.5
17.2
13.4
Cerebrovascular diseases
21.3
24.7
26.8
IHS Trends Report 1995
infant mortality rate exceeds the U.S. All Races
which are beyond the scope of standard health
rate by 26 percent.
coverage systems. Comprehensive, community
Environmental health remains a serious
based, preventive and culturally sensitive sys-
problem in remote reservations and Alaska,
tems which empower individuals and communi-
with 50 percent of the Alaska Native villages
ties to overcome health problems is necessary.
lacking sanitary water and sewer systems. To
IHS, tribal and urban delivery systems provide a
make a healthier and safer environment for
framework for Indian communities to assume
Indian families to truly achieve improved health
the leadership in culturally relevant health
status, will require public health resources
promotion and disease prevention efforts.
TABLE 5
INDIAN INFANT MORTALITY RATES (CY 1990-92) BY IHS AREA
Population
Infant Rate
Neonatal
Postneonatal
U.S. All Races
8.9
5.6
3.3
California
4.6
1.5
3.1
Oklahoma
4.9
2.6
2.3
Albuquerque
7.1
3.5
3.5*
Navajo
9.4*
4.6
4.8*
Portland
9.7*
4.2
5.5*
Bemidji
10.2*
3.1
7.0*
Phoenix
10.8*
5.5
5.2*
Nashville
10.8*
6.2*
4.7*
Alaska
12.6*
5.1
7.5*
Billings
12.8*
6.0*
6.8*
Tucson
13.4*
5.8*
7.6*
Aberdeen
15.8*
6.9*
8.9*
*Exceeds U.S. All Races Rate
IHS Regional Differences in Indian Health 1995
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