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7. PREMATURE MORTALITY
Figure
Number
Indicator
2013 rate for
American
Indians
Percent above
or below the
average rate
for all groups
Average rate
for all groups
in 2013
Definitions
7-1 Mortality of children 1-14 years old
49.2
148.5
19.8 The number of deaths per 100,000 children 1-14 years old.
7-2 Mortality of adolescents 15-19 years old
103.1
126.6
45.5 The number of deaths per 100,000 adolescents 15-19 years old.
7-3 Mortality of young adults 20-44 years old
390.8
172.3
143.5 The number of deaths per 100,000 young adults 20-44 years old.
7-4 Mortality of middle-aged adults 45-64 years old
943.5
52.0
620.7 The number of deaths per 100,000 middle-aged adults 45-64 years old.
8. AGE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY
Figure
Number
Indicator
2013 rate for
American
Indians
Percent above
or below the
average for all
groups
*
Average rate
for all groups
in 2013
Definitions
8-1 Median age at death from all causes
60.0
22.1
77.0 The median age (the age in the middle) of Arizonans who died in 2013.
8-2
Median age at death from all causes among
males
55.0
25.7
74.0 The median age (the age in the middle) of Arizona males who died in 2013.
8-3
Median age at death from all causes among
females
67.0
17.3
81.0 The median age (the age in the middle) of Arizona females who died in 2013.
8-4
Percent of total deaths before expected years of
life reached
76.7
-40.5
54.6
The number of deaths before reaching 78.7 years (the life expectancy of all U.S.
residents in 2011) per 100 deaths.
9. REPORTABLE DISEASES
Figure
Number
Indicator
2013 rate for
American
Indians
Percent above
or below the
average rate
for all groups
Average rate
for all groups
in 2013
Definitions
9-1 Incidence of early syphilis
9.6
28.0
7.5 Number of reported cases of early syphilis per 100,000 population.
9-2 Incidence of gonorrhea
224.6
128.7
98.2 Number of reported cases of gonorrhea per 100,000 population.
9-3 Incidence of chlamydia
1158.2
148.2
466.6 Number of reported cases of chlamydia per 100,000 population.
9-4 Incidence of HIV/AIDS
16.2
45.9
11.1 Number of reported cases of HIV/AIDS per 100,000 population.
(Number of cases per 100,000 persons in specific group)
AMERICAN INDIANS’ STANDING IN ARIZONA IN 2013
ON 69 INDICATORS OF HEALTH STATUS (continued)
(Number of deaths per 100,000 persons in specific group)
Note: For consistency, the signs + and – for scores indicating the median age at death as higher or lower than the statewide average were reversed.
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Health Status Profile of American Indians in Arizona, 2013 Data Book