From: The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996
 | Cause list | YLL | % total |
---|---|---|---|
 | Total American Indian males | 83,713 |  |
1 | Motor vehicle accidents | 13,665 | 16.3% |
2 | Ischaemic heart disease | 8,804 | 10.5% |
3 | Self-inflicted | 6,472 | 7.7% |
4 | Homicide and Violence | 5,287 | 6.3% |
5 | Cirrhosis of the liver | 3,982 | 4.8% |
6 | Alcohol use | 2,849 | 3.4% |
7 | Lung trachea or bronchial cancer | 2,792 | 3.3% |
8 | Diabetes mellitus | 2,610 | 3.1% |
9 | Lower respiratory infections | 2,168 | 2.6% |
10 | Conditions arising during the perinatal period | 2,078 | 2.5% |
11 | Poisoning | 2,009 | 2.4% |
12 | HIV | 1,952 | 2.3% |
13 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 1,919 | 2.3% |
14 | Congenital Abnomalities | 1,658 | 2.0% |
15 | Drowning | 1,489 | 1.8% |
16 | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 1,239 | 1.5% |
17 | Inflammatory Cardiac | 1,193 | 1.4% |
18 | Cancer colon or rectum | 816 | 1.0% |
19 | Falls | 755 | 0.9% |
20 | COPD | 719 | 0.9% |
 | Sub-total | 64,456 | 77.0% |
 | Cause list | YLL | % total |
 | Total Amerian Indian females | 54,732 |  |
1 | Motor vehicle accidents | 6,429 | 11.7% |
2 | Ischaemic heart disease | 4,247 | 7.8% |
3 | Cirrhosis of the liver | 3,311 | 6.0% |
4 | Diabetes mellitus | 2,970 | 5.4% |
5 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 2,057 | 3.8% |
6 | Breast cancer | 1,901 | 3.5% |
7 | Lung trachea or bronchial cancer | 1,788 | 3.3% |
8 | Self-inflicted | 1,786 | 3.3% |
9 | Homicide and Violence | 1,534 | 2.8% |
10 | Conditions arising during the perinatal period | 1,531 | 2.8% |
11 | Lower respiratory infections | 1,523 | 2.8% |
12 | Congenital Abnomalities | 1,182 | 2.2% |
13 | Alcohol use | 1,156 | 2.1% |
14 | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 907 | 1.7% |
15 | Cancer colon or rectum | 851 | 1.6% |
16 | Poisoning | 809 | 1.5% |
17 | COPD | 731 | 1.3% |
18 | Ovarian cancer | 678 | 1.2% |
19 | Inflammatory Cardiac | 651 | 1.2% |
20 | Drowning | 633 | 1.2% |
 | Sub-total | 36,675 | 67.0% |