Period life tables for the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population, 2007-2009
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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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- Authors
- Arias, E., Xu, J., & Jim, M. A.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2014-06
- Volume
- 104
- Issue
- S3
- Pages
- S312-S319
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC4035861
- OpenAlex
- W2126901731
- Cited by
- 75
- References
- 16
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- FWCI
- 11.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Indigenous Health and Education
- Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Keywords
- American Indian and Alaska Native populations, period life tables, life expectancy at birth, racial and ethnic disparities in mortality, Native American health
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alaska, Birth Certificates, Child, Child, Preschool, Death Certificates, Inuit, Female, Humans, Indians, North American, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Life Expectancy, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Pregnancy, United States, Life Tables
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