Leading Causes of Death – Females – Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native – United States, 2017

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Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native¹, Female, All ages²

Leading Causes of Death, United States, Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native Females, 2017, all races and origins, all ages
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, Female, All ages	Percent
1) Cancer	17.6%
2) Heart disease	16.5%
3) Unintentional injuries	9.0%
4) Chronic lower respiratory diseases	5.7%
5) Diabetes	5.6%
6) Chronic liver disease	5.6%
7) Stroke	4.8%
8) Alzheimer’s disease	2.9%
9) Influenza and pneumonia	2.4%
10) Kidney disease	2.1%

¹Persons identified as White, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander were of non-Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Figures for origin not stated are included in “all races and origins” but not distributed among race and Hispanic origin groups. For more information on race and Hispanic origin classification please see the Technical Notes section of “Deaths: Leading Causes for 2017”.
²Figures include all ages, including age not stated.

Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native¹, Female, by Age Group

Leading Causes of Death, 2017, Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, Female, by Age Group
Rank²	1-19 years	20-44 years	45-64 years	65-84 years	85+ years	All ages
	Age Group³
1	Unintentional injuries 41.8%	Unintentional injuries 32.6%	Cancer 22.9%	Cancer 21.8%	Heart disease 24.8%	Cancer 17.6%
2	Suicide 17.1%	Chronic liver disease 12.3%	Heart disease 14.4%	Heart disease 18.4%	Cancer 10.4%	Heart disease 16.5%
3	Cancer 6.8%	Suicide 9.6%	Chronic liver disease 11.2%	Chronic lower respiratory diseases 8.0%	Alzheimer’s disease 9.3%	Unintentional injuries 9.0%
4	Homicide 5.5%	Heart disease 7.2%	Unintentional injuries 9.3%	Diabetes 7.4%	Stroke 8.0%	Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5.7%
5	Birth defects 3.4%	Cancer 6.3%	Diabetes 5.6%	Stroke 5.9%	Chronic lower respiratory diseases 6.0%	Diabetes 5.6%
6	(tie rank) Heart disease Influenza and pneumonia 2.7%	Homicide 4.3%	Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5.2%	Alzheimer’s disease 3.2%	Diabetes 4.4%	Chronic liver disease 5.6%
7	—⁴	Diabetes 3.2%	Stroke 3.1%	Unintentional injuries 3.0%	Influenza and pneumonia 3.2%	Stroke 4.8%
8	(tie rank) Diabetes Stroke Pregnancy complications Perinatal conditions 0.7%	(tie rank) Septicemia Stroke 1.3%	Septicemia 2.1%	Kidney disease 2.7%	Unintentional injuries 2.5%	Alzheimer’s disease 2.9%
9	—⁴	—⁴	Influenza and pneumonia 2.1%	Influenza and pneumonia 2.7%	Kidney disease 2.1%	Influenza and pneumonia 2.4%
10	—⁴	Pregnancy complications 1.2%	Kidney disease 2.0%	Chronic liver disease 2.4%	Hypertension 1.7%	Kidney disease 2.1%

¹Persons identified as white, black, American Indian or Alaska Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander were of non-Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. For more information on race and Hispanic origin classification please see the Technical Notes section of “Deaths: Leading Causes for 2017”.
²Based on number of deaths. Tie ranks are listed in order of ICD-10 code.
³Figures for age not stated are included in “all ages” but not distributed among age groups.
⁴Cell blank due to previous tie ranks or no data available.

Short and Full Terms – 2017

Some terms in the leading causes of death tables have been shortened from those used in the National Vital Statistics Report. Below is a listing of the shortened terms used in the tables and their full, unabridged equivalents used in the report.

Short and Full Terms – Leading Causes of Death 2017
Short Term	Full Term
Benign neoplasms	In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior
Birth defects	Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Bronchitis	Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
Cancer	Malignant neoplasms
Chronic liver disease	Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
Diabetes	Diabetes mellitus
Heart disease	Diseases of heart
HIV disease	Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
Homicide	Assault (homicide)
Hypertension	Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
Kidney disease	Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
Perinatal conditions	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Pregnancy complications	Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Stroke	Cerebrovascular diseases
Suicide	Intentional self-harm (suicide)
Unintentional injuries	Accidents (unintentional injuries)