1. Sources: Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations;Source,1997
2. American Indians and Alaska Natives were 7 times more likely to die of tuberculosis, 6.1 times more likely to die of alcohol abuse, 3.2 times more likely to die of cervical cancer, and 2.9 times more likely to die of diabetes than the population as a whole. Diabetes, a leading cause of mortality for American Indians/Alaska Natives, is significantly more prevalent than for all other races, with an 11% rate among the Indian Health Service patient population and a national average rate for all races of just 7%. While mortality rates for breast cancer declined for all other races between 1992-2002, rates for American Indian/Alaska Native women remained constant. Further, American Indian women diagnosed with breast cancer have lower 5-year survival rates compared to white women. Rates of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) are higher among American Indians/Alaska Natives than the general population. In the Southwest, rates for Indians are reported at 9.8 cases of FAS per 1,000 live births, and in Alaska at 5.6 per 1,000, which is well above that for any other racial group;Health statistics also reveal distinct disparities between American Indians/Alaska Natives and other groups,2000
3. Rate does not meet the standards of reliability due to small numbers. The break in comparability for maternal mortality has not been quantified by NCHS;Source: Indian Health Service,2006