Updated:09/03/2019 LeadingCausesofDeath Definition Leadingcausesofdeatharethecausesofdeaththataccountforthelargestnumberofaldeathsinapopula on inagiven meperiod.theleadingcausesofdeatharepresentedinrankorderaccordingtothetotalnumberof deaths.rankingtheleadingcausesofdeathisacommonwaytolookatmortalitydataandtomonitortheburden ofvarioussandbehaviors. Summary ThethreeleadingcausesofdeathamongAlaskaNa vepeopleduring2013-2017werecancer,heart, anduninten onal.thesethreecausesofdeathaccountedforalmosthalf(47%)ofaldeathsduringthis meperiod. During2013-2017,AlaskaNa veandalaskanon-na vepeoplesharedsevenofthetenleadingcausesofdeath. TheAlaskaNa vemortalityrateswerehighercomparedwithalaskanon-na veratesforeachsharedleading causeofdeath. Duringthesame meperiod,alaskana vemaleshadhighermortalityratesfrom eightofthetenleadingcauses ofdeathcomparedwithalaskana vefemales,includingheart,cancer,anduninten onalinjury.alaska Na vefemaleshadhighermortalityratesfrom liverandcerebrovascular,compared withtheirmalecounterparts. SuggestedCita on:alaskana veepidemiologycenter.(2019).alaskana veleadingcausesofdeathreport.retrievedfrom h p:/anthctoday.org/epicenter/healthdata.html
Age-adjustedAlaskaNativemortalityratesper100,000fortheleadingcausesofdeath(rankedbytotal numberofdeathsamongalaskanativepeople)comparedwithalaskanon-nativerates,2013-2017 0 50 100 150 200 250 AlaskaNa ve Alaskanon-Na ve
AlaskaNa ve Alaskanon-Na ve 28.2 17.4 32.7 34.3 54.9 69.4 44.0 103.4 220.3 231.3 98 105 178 178 194 251 283 550 845 957 9.4 5.2 4.4 10.2 20.4 45.2 128.0 144.7 201 166 144 344 709 782 639 1,299 3,092 3,875 Age-adjustedAlaskaNativemortalityratesper100,000fortheleadingcausesofdeath(rankedbytotal numberofdeathsamongalaskanativepeople)comparedwithalaskanon-nativerates,2013-2017
Age-adjustedAlaskaNativemortalityratesper100,000bysexfortheleadingcausesofdeath(rankedby totalnumberofdeathsamongalaskanativepeople),2013-2017 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Female Male
Female Male 24.5 11.5 47.4 26.2 57.3 55.9 21.5 72.4 161.5 198.2 48 34 126 69 108 118 67 191 330 449 33.2 23.1 21.7 39.8 49.4 90.3 65.3 135.6 296.8 275.6 50 71 52 109 86 133 216 358 515 508 Age-adjustedAlaskaNativemortalityratesper100,000bysexfortheleadingcausesofdeath(rankedby totalnumberofdeathsamongalaskanativepeople),2013-2017
AlaskaNa vepeople AlaskaNa vefemales AlaskaNa vemales Alaskanon-Na vepeople 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 45.2 135.6 72.4 103.4 20.4 65.3 21.5 44.0 Nephri s 9.3 10.2 21.7 47.4 34.3 33.2 24.5 28.2 23.1 17.4 128.0 296.8 161.5 220.3 20.0 18.5 90.3 55.9 69.4 49.4 57.3 54.9 144.7 275.6 198.2 231.3 Alzheimer's 20.0 39.8 26.2 32.7 Age-adjustedmortalityratesper100,000fortheleadingcausesofdeathbypopulationgroup(rankedby totalnumberofdeathsineachgroup),2013-2017 Note:Colorsareasociatedwithcausesofdeathratherthandatavalues.
0-4years 5-14years 15-24years 25-34years 35-44years 45-54years 55-64years 65-74years 75+years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 300.0 71.6 108.0 122.0 143.0 118.0 73.1 13.9 37.6 20.3 45.7 44.6 93.4 102.0 Sep cemia 55.4 Renal 126.0 Perinatal condi ons 45.2 Nephri s 180.0 Liver 55.4 Liver 67.7 Liver 78.6 Liver 44.6 Liver 29.1 318.0 48.9 16.9 9.0 17.1 28.2 37.4 17.8 2,014.0 485.0 281.0 154.0 78.8 23.9 162.0 78.2 25.4 17.1 Congenital abnormali es 43.7 743.0 199.0 81.3 17.1 594.0 127.0 44.0 21.4 11.9 1,816.0 801.0 427.0 156.0 32.7 15.6 5.2 Alzheimer's 294.0 39.1 77.9 58.6 46.1 33.2 9.4 Age-adjustedmortalityratesper100,000fortheleadingcausesofdeathbyagegroupamongAlaska Nativepeople(rankedbytotalnumberofdeathsineachgroup),2013-2017 Note:Colorsareasociatedwithcausesofdeathratherthandatavalues.