This is a presentation put together by Soraya Ghebleh that describes important health statistics of the American Indian community.

1. American
Indian
Health
Statistics
Soraya
Ghebleh
Sta-s-cs
from
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Preven-on

2. Population
• Number
of
Residents:
4.3
Million
(2011)

3. Live
Births
• Number
of
births:
46,
419
• Percent
of
births
with
low
birth
weight:
7.5%

4. Health
Status
• Percent
of
persons
all
ages
in
fair
or
poor
health:
13.6%

5. Health
Risk
Factors
• Percent
of
men
18
years
and
over
who
currently
smoke
cigareQes:
24.1%
(2009-­‐2011)
• Percent
of
women
18
years
and
over
who
currently
smoke
cigareQes:
24.5%
(2009-­‐2011)

6. Health
Insurance
Coverage
• Percent
of
persons
under
65
years
without
health
insurance
coverage:
34.2%

7. Mortality
• Number
of
deaths:
15,565
• Deaths
per
100,000
popula-on:
365.1
• Leading
causes
of
death:
• Heart
Disease
• Cancer
• Accidents
• Infant
deaths
per
1,000
live
births:
8.47