Leading Causes of Death

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Updated: 9/26/2017 Definition: The leading causes of death are the causes of death that account for the highest number of all deaths in a population in a given time period.

Ranking the leading causes of death is a common way to look at mortality data and to monitor the burden of various diseases and behaviors.

7%) of all deaths during the time period. The and U.S. White population shared eight of the ten leading causes of death.

1 Updated: 9/26/2017 Definition: The leading causes of death are the causes of death that account for the highest number of all deaths in a population in a given time period. The leading causes of death are presented in rank order and are ranked according to the number of deaths assigned to rankable causes. Ranking the leading causes of death is a common way to look at mortality data and to monitor the burden of various diseases and behaviors. Summary: The three leading causes of death for people during were cancer, heart disease, and unintentional injury. These three causes of death accounted for half (47.7%) of all deaths during the time period. The and U.S. White population shared eight of the ten leading causes of death. The mortality rates for nine of the ten leading causes of death were significantly higher than the U.S. White rate. The mortality rate due to diabetes among people did not differ significantly from U.S. Whites. males had significantly higher mortality rates for cancer, heart disease, unintentional injury, suicide,, and alcohol abuse compared to females. females had significantly higher rates of mortality due to cerebrovascular disease and chronic liver disease compared to males. Page 1 of 5

2 , and Non-Native People and U.S. Whites, Data Source: Alaska Division of Public Health, Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Section; Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Note: U.S. Whites data are for Cancer Heart Suicide Cerebrovascular Alcohol Abuse Chronic Liver & Diabetes Influenza & Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate per 100,000 People Statewide Alaska Non-Natives Statewide U.S. Whites People Alaska Non-Natives U.S. Whites Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Cancer , ,497, Heart , ,561, , Suicide , , Cerebrovascular , Alcohol Abuse , Chronic Liver & , Diabetes , Influenza & , All Causes 3, , ,630, Page 2 of 5

3 by Gender, People, Data Source: Alaska Division of Public Health, Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Section; Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Cancer Heart Suicide Alcohol Abuse Cerebrovascular Chronic Liver & Influenza & Males Females Diabetes Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Males Females Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Cancer Heart Suicide Alcohol Abuse Cerebrovascular Chronic Liver & Diabetes Influenza & All Causes 2, , Page 3 of 5

4 by Population Group, Age Adjusted Rate per 100,000, Data Source: Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Section; Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Centers for Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics Note: U.S. Whites data are for People Statewide Males Females Alaska Non-Natives Statewide U.S. Whites ( ) Cancer Cancer Cancer Cancer Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Cancer Suicide Suicide Cerebrovascular Cerebrovascular Cerebrovascular Cerebrovascular Alcohol Abuse Liver & Suicide Alzheimer's Alcohol Abuse Cerebrovascular Alcohol Abuse Diabetes Diabetes Liver & Liver & Chrrhosis Suicide Liver & Influenza & Diabetes Homicide Diabetes Alzheimer s Suicide Influenza & Influenza & Influenza & Influenza & Nephritis Page 4 of 5

5 and Age-Specific Mortality Rates per 100,000 by Age Group, Alaska Native People, Data Source: Alaska Division of Public Health, Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Section; Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. 0-4 Years 5-14 Years Years Years Years Years Years 75+ Years 1 Perinatal Suicide Cancer Cancer Cancer Cancer Conditions # Rate , Suicide Heart Heart Heart Heart # Rate , Congenital Homicide Heart Abnormalities # Rate Alcohol Abuse Alcohol Abuse Alcohol Abuse Cerebrovascular Cerebrovascular # Rate Cancer Liver & Liver & Alcohol Abuse Diabetes # Rate Homicide Suicide Liver & Alzheimer s # Rate Cancer Cerebrovascular Cerebrovascular Influenza & Influenza & # Rate Cerebrovascular Diabetes Septicemia Nephritis # Rate Septicemia Diabetes Homicide Liver & Diabetes # Rate Homicide Influenza & Alcohol Abuse Septicemia # Rate Page 5 of 5

ALASKA NATIVE MORTALITY UPDATE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ALASKA NATIVE MORTALITY UPDATE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY All-Cause Mortality The Alaska Native people all-cause mortality rate, both genders combined, during the period 2009-2013, was 51% higher than the U.S. White rate (2009-2013). Alaska Native people, both