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. 2014 Jun;104 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S312-9.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301635. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Period life tables for the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population, 2007-2009

Elizabeth Arias  1 , Jiaquan Xu, Melissa A Jim
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Period life tables for the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population, 2007-2009

Elizabeth Arias et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: We estimated complete period life tables for the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population residing in Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) counties for the period 2007-2009.

Methods: We used National Vital Statistics System mortality data files for years 2007-2009 corrected for AI/AN misclassification on death certificates, midyear 2008 revised census bridged race intercensal population estimates, and National Vital Statistics System birth data for years 2006-2009. We used the same methodology as that used to estimate official US annual life tables, with some minor modifications.

Results: For the period 2007-2009, the non-Hispanic AI/AN population in CHSDA counties had the lowest life expectancy at birth (71.1 years) of any racial/ethnic group for which official US life tables are estimated. By comparison, in 2008, life expectancy at birth was 73.9 years for the non-Hispanic Black population, 78.4 years for the non-Hispanic White population, and 80.8 years for the Hispanic population.

Conclusions: The life tables showed a clear mortality disadvantage for the non-Hispanic AI/AN population in CHSDA counties relative to other national populations. The findings suggested that further research is necessary to explore the causes behind these disadvantages.

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FIGURE 1—
Life expectancy at birth by sex for the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population in Contract Health Service Delivery Area counties, 2007–2009, and for the Hispanic, non-Hispanic White, and non-Hispanic Black populations in the United States, 2008. Note. AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native.
FIGURE 2—
FIGURE 2—
Ratio of non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native to Hispanic, non-Hispanic White, and non-Hispanic Black age-specific probabilities of dying for (a) males and (b) females: United States, 2007–2009. Note. AI/AN = American Indian and Alaska Native; NH = non-Hispanic. Data are for non-Hispanic-AI/AN persons in Contract Health Service Delivery Area counties from 2007–2009; data for Hispanic, non-Hispanic White, and non-Hispanic Black US populations are from 2008.
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