10 Leading Causes of Death American Indian and Alaskan Native Females 1993-95 (Click underlined text for details) Age Groups Rank <1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ 1Total Congenital Unintentional Unintentional Unintentional Unintentional Unintentional Malignant Malignant Heart 1Heart 1 Anomalies Injuries Injuries Injuries Injuries Injuries Alcoholism Neoplasms Neoplasms Disease Disease 117 73 37 35 216 230 174 287 452 2,121 12,825 Malignant Unintentional Heart Heart Malignant Malignant 2 SIDS Homicide Neoplasms Suicide Suicide Alcoholism Injuries Disease Disease Neoplasms Neoplasms 97 12 8 44 64 8 156 192 398 1,282 Prem./Resp. Congenital Malignant Cerebro Unintentional 3 Distress Anomalies Homicide Homicide Homicide Homicide Neoplasms Alcoholism Diabetes vascular Injuries Synd. 46 11 3 5 31 57 135 148 215 586 Unintentional Malignant Congenital Congenital Malignant Malignant Heart Unintentional Cerebro 4 Injuries Neoplasms Anomalies Anomalies Neoplasms Neoplasms Disease Injuries vascular Diabetes Diabetes 24 6 3 5 17 52 64 102 93 549 Placenta Cord Malignant Heart Pneumonia Cerebro 5 Membranes Meningitis Septicemia Neoplasms Disease Suicide Homicide Diabetes Alcoholism & Influenza vascular 18 3 2 5 7 40 39 90 90 395 Pneumonia Pneumonia Benign Congenital Heart Cerebro Cerebro Bronchitis Bronchitis 6 & Influenza & Influenza Neoplasms Nephritis Anomalies Disease vascular vascular Emphysema Emphysema Alcoholism 15 3 1 2 5 28 30 48 Asthma 76 Asthma 297 Maternal Benign Bronchitis Pneumonia Cerebro Liver Liver Unintentional Unintentional Pneumonia 7 Complications Neoplasms Emphysema & Influenza vascular HIV Disease Disease Injuries Injuries & Influenza 10 2 Asthma 1 2 3 27 29 31 73 147 Cerebro Complicated Pneumonia Bronchitis Liver Bronchitis 8 Homicide vascular Meningococcal Septicemia Pregnancy & Influenza Suicide Emphysema Disease Nephritis Emphysema 8 1 2 27 140 2 2 13 Asthma 27 50 Asthma 411 Intrauterine Pneumonia 4 Pneumonia Alcohol Pneumonia 9 Hypoxia HIV & Influenza Tied & Influenza Abuse Diabetes Septicemia & Influenza Septicemia Disease 6 2 1 1 2 10 25 23 34 92 Perinatal Perinatal Liver Pneumonia Pneumonia Liver 10 Infections Period Septicemia Disease & Influenza & Influenza Nephritis Disease Nephritis 6 2 2 10 24 22 32 81 Produced by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Data Source: National Vital Statistics System, NCHS, CDC Data Request Page