FIGURE 1—

Leading 10 infectious death groups as proportion of total infectious disease deaths for (a) American Indians/Alaska Natives and (b) Whites: Contract Health Service Delivery Area Counties, United States, 1999–2009.

Note. AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native; CHSDA = Contract Health Service Delivery Area. AI/AN race is created using death certificate race and Indian Health Service Link. Percentage of AI/AN in CHSDA counties: Northern Plains = 64.8%; Alaska = 100%; Southern Plains = 76.3%; Southwest = 91.3%; Pacific Coast = 71.3%; East = 18.2%; total US = 64.2%.

Source. AI/AN Mortality Database (AMD 1990–2009). Analyses are limited to persons of non-Hispanic origin.