Table 1.

Components of the Asian-white racial gap in life expectancy, 2006-2010.

Cause of Death		Component		Total	Differences due to		Total
		Incidence	Age		Males	Females
Leading causes of death
1	Heart diseases	0.03 (0.4%)	1.82 (23.4%)	1.85 (23.8%)	0.99 (12.8%)	0.85 (11.0%)	1.85 (23.8%)
2	Cancers	0.07 (0.9%)	1.33 (17.1%)	1.40 (18.0%)	0.77 (9.9%)	0.62 (8.0%)	1.40 (18.0%)
3	Cerebrovascular diseases	0.10 (1.3%)	0.33 (4.2%)	0.43 (5.5%)	0.17 (2.2%)	0.25 (3.3%)	0.43 (5.5%)
	Totals for leading causes	0.20 (2.5%)	3.47 (44.7%)	3.67 (47.2%)	1.94 (24.9%)	1.73 (22.3%)	3.67 (47.2%)
Chronic diseases
4	Chronic lower respiratory diseases	-0.05 (-0.7%)	0.47 (6.0%)	0.42 (5.4%)	0.24 (3.1%)	0.18 (2.3%)	0.42 (5.4%)
5	Alzheimer's	-0.06 (-0.7%)	0.20 (2.6%)	0.15 (1.9%)	0.06 (0.8%)	0.08 (1.1%)	0.15 (1.9%)
6	Diabetes	-0.01 (-0.1%)	0.27 (3.4%)	0.26 (3.3%)	0.12 (1.5%)	0.14 (1.8%)	0.26 (3.3%)
7	Nephritis	0.01 (0.1%)	0.12 (1.5%)	0.13 (1.6%)	0.06 (0.8%)	0.07 (0.9%)	0.13 (1.6%)
	Totals for chronic diseases	-0.10 (-1.3%)	1.05 (13.5%)	0.95 (12.2%)	0.48 (6.2%)	0.47 (6.1%)	0.95 (12.2)
Communicable diseases
8	Influenza and pneumonia	0.10 (1.3%)	0.24 (3.1%)	0.34 (4.4%)	0.18 (2.3%)	0.17 (2.2%)	0.34 (4.4%)
9	Septicemia	0.00 (0.0%)	0.09 (1.2%)	0.09 (1.2%)	0.05 (0.6%)	0.04 (0.6%)	0.09 (1.2%)
10	HIV/AIDS	0.02 (0.2%)	0.00 (0.0%)	0.02 (0.3%)	0.02 (0.2%)	0.00 (0.0%)	0.02 (0.3%)
11	Other infectious diseases	-0.01 (-0.1%)	0.05 (0.7%)	0.04 (0.6%)	0.03 (0.3%)	0.02 (0.3%)	0.04 (0.6%)
	Totals for communicable diseases	0.11 (1.4%)	0.39 (5.0%)	0.50 (6.5%)	0.27 (3.4%)	0.24 (3.0%)	0.50 (6.5%)
External causes
12	Homicide	0.01 (0.1%)	0.01 (0.1%)	0.02 (0.2%)	0.01 (0.1%)	0.01 (0.1%)	0.02 (0.2%)
13	Suicide	0.16 (2.0%)	0.06 (0.8%)	0.22 (2.8%)	0.19 (2.4%)	0.03 (0.4%)	0.22 (2.8%)
14	Traffic accident	0.13 (1.6%)	0.14 (1.8%)	0.26 (3.4%)	0.19 (2.5%)	0.07 (0.9%)	0.26 (3.4%)
15	Accidental poisoning	0.30 (3.8%)	0.05 (0.7%)	0.35 (4.5%)	0.23 (3.0%)	0.12 (1.5%)	0.35 (4.5%)
16	Other external causes	0.01 (0.1%)	0.20 (2.6%)	0.21 (2.7%)	0.14 (1.8%)	0.07 (0.9%)	0.21 (2.7%)
	Totals for external causes	0.60 (7.7%)	0.46 (6.0%)	1.06 (13.7%)	0.76 (9.8%)	0.30 (3.8%)	1.06 (13.7%)
Infant and child conditions
17	Perinatal deaths	0.04 (0.5%)	0.00 (0.0%)	0.04 (0.5%)	0.02 (0.3%)	0.02 (0.2%)	0.04 (0.5%)
18	Congenital anomalies	0.04 (0.6%)	0.00 (0.0%)	0.05 (0.6%)	0.03 (0.3%)	0.02 (0.3%)	0.05 (0.6%)
	Totals for infant and child conditions	0.08 (1.1%)	0.00 (0.0%)	0.09 (1.1%)	0.05 (0.6%)	0.04 (0.5%)	0.09 (1.1%)
Other causes
19	Causes not elsewhere classified	-0.02 (-0.2%)	1.52 (19.6%)	1.50 (19.3%)	0.80 (10.3%)	0.71 (9.1%)	1.50 (19.3%)
Grand Total		0.9 (11.2%)	6.9 (88.8%)	7.8 (100%)	4.3 (55.2%)	3.5 (44.8%)	7.8 (100%)