US Leading Causes of American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Deaths in 2022 (CDC)
According to the CDC data, in 2022, there were 25,490 recorded American Indian and Alaska Native Alone deaths in the US, which was 0.78% of US total. The leading cause of American Indian and Alaska Native Alone deaths was Heart Diseases, with a count of 5,186 deaths (20.35% of total). The second leading cause was Accidents, with a count of 3,471 deaths (13.62% of total). And, the third leading cause was Cancer, with a count of 3,292 deaths (12.92% of total).
The chart below shows the percentages of American Indian and Alaska Native Alone deaths related to the top 10 causes. The table below shows the number and percentage of deaths for the different causes of American Indian and Alaska Native Alone deaths in the US.
You can see similar information for other racial and ethnic groups in the US.
| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | Percent of Total Race Deaths (%) |
|---|---|---|
| All other diseases (Residual) | 6421 | 25.19 |
| Heart Diseases | 5186 | 20.35 |
| Accidents | 3471 | 13.62 |
| Cancer | 3292 | 12.92 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 1683 | 6.60 |
| Diabetes | 1317 | 5.17 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 815 | 3.20 |
| Suicide | 702 | 2.75 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis | 457 | 1.79 |
| Homicide | 441 | 1.73 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 420 | 1.65 |
| Alzheimer | 376 | 1.48 |
| Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | 311 | 1.22 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 101 | 0.40 |
| Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 98 | 0.38 |
| HIV | 43 | 0.17 |
| Peptic ulcer | 34 | 0.13 |
| Sudden infant death syndrome | 30 | 0.12 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 26 | 0.10 |
| Tuberculosis | 13 | 0.05 |
| Syphilis | 3 | 0.01 |