From: The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996
 | Whites | DALYs | % total |  | American Indians | DALYs | % total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Total | 26,510,011 | Â | Rank | Total | 294,474 | Â |
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 2,710,918 | 10.2% | 1 | Alcohol use | 46,419 | 15.8% |
2 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 1,201,246 | 4.5% | 2 | Motor vehicle accidents | 23,112 | 7.8% |
3 | Lung trachea or bronchial cancer | 1,170,492 | 4.4% | 3 | Ischaemic heart disease | 14,598 | 5.0% |
4 | Motor vehicle accidents | 1,148,293 | 4.3% | 4 | Unipolar major depression | 11,815 | 4.0% |
5 | Unipolar major depression | 1,127,045 | 4.3% | 5 | Cirrhosis of the liver | 9,293 | 3.2% |
6 | COPD | 1,111,489 | 4.2% | 6 | Diabetes mellitus | 9,070 | 3.1% |
7 | Alcohol use | 857,509 | 3.2% | 7 | Self-inflicted | 8,336 | 2.8% |
8 | Osteoarthritis | 820,284 | 3.1% | 8 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 8,241 | 2.8% |
9 | Dementia and other degenerative and hereditary CNS disorders | 791,780 | 3.0% | 9 | Homicide and Violence | 7,754 | 2.6% |
10 | Diabetes mellitus | 727,575 | 2.7% | 10 | Congenital Abnormalities | 7,489 | 2.5% |
 | Sub-total | 11,666,630 | 44.0% |  | sub-total | 146,128 | 49.6% |
 | Blacks | DALYs | % total |  | Asians | DALYs | % total |
Rank | Total | 5,552,448 | Â | Rank | Total | 733,279 | Â |
1 | HIV/AIDS | 429,383 | 7.7% | 1 | Unipolar major depression | 54,264 | 7.4% |
2 | Ischaemic heart disease | 370,170 | 6.7% | 2 | Ischaemic heart disease | 39,046 | 5.3% |
3 | Homicide and Violence | 336,215 | 6.1% | 3 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 33,883 | 4.6% |
4 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 266,918 | 4.8% | 4 | COPD | 29,040 | 4.0% |
5 | Alcohol use | 230,780 | 4.2% | 5 | Osteoarthritis | 29,027 | 4.0% |
6 | Motor vehicle accidents | 193,159 | 3.5% | 6 | Motor vehicle accidents | 28,714 | 3.9% |
7 | Diabetes mellitus | 189,656 | 3.4% | 7 | Congenital Abnormalities | 28,238 | 3.9% |
8 | Unipolar major depression | 177,162 | 3.2% | 8 | Asthma | 26,137 | 3.6% |
9 | Conditions arising during the perinatal period | 174,558 | 3.1% | 9 | Diabetes mellitus | 19,989 | 2.7% |
10 | Lung trachea or bronchial cancer | 172,425 | 3.1% | 10 | Dementia and other degenerative and hereditary CNS disorders | 17,831 | 2.4% |
 | sub-total | 2,540,426 | 45.8% |  | sub-total | 306,170 | 41.8% |