Health of American Indian or Alaska Native Population

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• Birth Data
• Linked Birth and Infant Death Data
• Mortality Data
• National Health Interview Survey
• Office of Minority Health

Live births

• Number of births: 44,299
• Births per 1,000 women aged 15–44: 43.9

Source: Births: Final Data for 2015, table 1 [PDF – 1.9 MB]

Health status

• Percent of persons all ages in fair or poor health: 16.2%

Source: Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2015, Table P-1c [PDF – 240 KB]

Smoking

• Percent of men aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 20.5% (2013-2015)
• Percent of women aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 20.3% (2013-2015)

Source: Health, United States, 2016, table 49 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

Health insurance coverage

• Percent of persons under age 65 without health insurance coverage: 21.4%

Source: Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2015, Table P-11c [PDF – 606 KB]

Mortality

• Number of deaths: 18,008
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 398.5

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 1 [PDF – 4.4 MB]

Leading causes of death

• Heart disease
• Cancer
• Accidents (unintentional injuries)

Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2014, table 1 [PDF – 3.5 MB]

Infant deaths

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 7.59 (2014)

Source: Trends in Infant Mortality in the United States, 2005–2014

Live births

• Number of births: 44,299
• Births per 1,000 women aged 15–44: 43.9

Source: Births: Final Data for 2015, table 1 [PDF – 1.9 MB]

Health status

• Percent of persons all ages in fair or poor health: 16.2%

Source: Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2015, Table P-1c [PDF – 240 KB]

Smoking

• Percent of men aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 20.5% (2013-2015)
• Percent of women aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 20.3% (2013-2015)

Source: Health, United States, 2016, table 49 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

Health insurance coverage

• Percent of persons under age 65 without health insurance coverage: 21.4%

Source: Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2015, Table P-11c [PDF – 606 KB]

Mortality

• Number of deaths: 18,008
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 398.5

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 1 [PDF – 4.4 MB]

Leading causes of death

• Heart disease
• Cancer
• Accidents (unintentional injuries)

Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2014, table 1 [PDF – 3.5 MB]

Infant deaths

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 7.59 (2014)

Source: Trends in Infant Mortality in the United States, 2005–2014