What's Killing You?

American Indians

Cancer

In 2002, American Indian/Alaska Native men were 30% less likely to have prostate cancer as non-Hispanic white men.
In 2002, American Indian/Alaska Native women were 30% less likely to have breast cancer as non-Hispanic white women.
American Indian/Alaska Native men were twice as likely to be diagnosed with stomach and liver cancers as white men.
American Indian Women were 20% more likely to die from cervical cancer compared to white women.

Diabetes

American Indian/Alaska Native adults were 2.3 times as likely as white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes.
American Indians/Alaska Natives were twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes in 2003.
American Indian/Alaska Native adults were 1.6 times as likely as White adults to be obese.
American Indian/Alaska Native adults were 1.3 times as likely as White adults to have high blood pressure.

Heart Disease

American Indian/Alaska Native adults are 1.2 times as likely as White adults to have heart disease.
American Indian/Alaska Native adults are 1.4 times as likely as White adults to be current cigarette smokers.
American Indian/Alaska Native adults are 1.6 times as likely as White adults to be obese.
American Indian/Alaska Native adults are 1.3 times as likely as White adults to have high blood pressure.

HIV/AIDS

American Indian/Alaska Natives have a 40% higher AIDS rates than non-Hispanic white counterparts.
American Indian/Alaska Native men have a 10% higher AIDS rate compared to non-Hispanic white men.
American Indian/Alaska Native women have 3 times the AIDS rate of non-Hispanic white women.

Immunization

In 2004, American Indian/Alaska Native children ages 19 to 35 months received the recommended doses of vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, Hib, polio, and chicken pox at the same rate as non-Hispanic white children.
In 2004, American Indian/Alaska Native adults ages 18 to 64 years were slightly less likely than their non-Hispanic white counterparts to have received the influenza (flu) shot in the past 12 months.

Infant Mortality

American Indian/Alaska Natives have 1.5 times the infant mortality rate as non-Hispanic whites.
American Indian/Alaska Native babies are 2.2 times as likely as non-Hispanic white babies to die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and they are 1.4 times as likely to die from complications related to low birthweight or congenital malformations compared to non-Hispanic whites babies.
American Indian/Alaska Native infants are 2.5 times as likely as non-Hispanic white infants to have mothers who began prenatal care in the 3rd trimester or did not receive prenatal care at all.