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. 2013 Aug 5;72:10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21402. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21402

Table II.

Same-time comparative health indicators for Inuit and national populations

Indicator (2000–2004) USA Alaska natives Canada Nunavut Denmark Greenland Russia C'kotka
Life expectancy at birth M 74.6 M 68.1 M 77.2 M 66.6 M 74.9 M 63.7 M 58.8 M 53.6
F 80.0 75.4 F 82.2 F 70.0 F 79.6 F 70.0 F 72.1 F 63.7
Infant mortality/1,000 live births 6.9 10.8 5.3 15.3 4.7 12.1 13.3 20.3

Source: Circumpolar Health Indicators: Sources, Data and Maps; T Kue Young; Circumpolar Health Supplements, 2008.