Table 2.

Sensitivity analyses for 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	0.02 (0.3%)	1.42 (22.9%)	1.44 (23.2%)	0.80 (12.9%)	0.64 (10.3%)	1.44 (23.2%)
2	Cancers	0.04 (0.6%)	1.04 (16.8%)	1.08 (17.4%)	0.61 (9.8%)	0.47 (7.6%)	1.08 (17.4%)
3	Cerebrovascular diseases	0.10 (1.6%)	0.22 (3.6%)	0.32 (5.2%)	0.13 (2.2%)	0.19 (3.0%)	0.32 (5.2%)
	Totals for leading causes	0.16 (2.6%)	2.69 (43.2%)	2.85 (45.8%)	1.54 (24.9%)	1.30 (21.0%)	2.85 (45.8%)
Chronic diseases
4	Chronic lower respiratory diseases	-0.05 (-0.9%)	0.40 (6.5%)	0.35 (5.6%)	0.20 (3.3%)	0.14 (2.3%)	0.35 (5.6%)
5	Alzheimer's	-0.07 (-1.1%)	0.15 (2.5%)	0.09 (1.4%)	0.04 (0.7%)	0.04 (0.7%)	0.09 (1.4%)
6	Diabetes	-0.01 (-0.1%)	0.22 (3.6%)	0.22 (3.5%)	0.10 (1.6%)	0.12 (1.9%)	0.22 (3.5%)
7	Nephritis	0.01 (0.2%)	0.09 (1.4%)	0.10 (1.6%)	0.05 (0.8%)	0.05 (0.9%)	0.10 (1.6%)
	Totals for chronic diseases	-0.12 (-1.9%)	0.87 (14.0%)	0.75 (12.1%)	0.39 (6.3%)	0.36 (5.8%)	0.75 (12.1%)
Communicable diseases
8	Influenza and pneumonia	0.10 (1.6%)	0.19 (3.1%)	0.29 (4.7%)	0.15 (2.4%)	0.14 (2.3%)	0.29 (4.7%)
9	Septicemia	0.00 (0.0%)	0.07 (1.2%)	0.07 (1.2%)	0.04 (0.6%)	0.03 (0.6%)	0.07 (1.2%)
10	HIV/AIDS	0.02 (0.3%)	0.00 (0.1%)	0.02 (0.3%)	0.02 (0.3%)	0.00 (0.1%)	0.02 (0.3%)
11	Other infectious diseases	-0.01 (-0.2%)	0.04 (0.6%)	0.03 (0.5%)	0.02 (0.3%)	0.01 (0.2%)	0.03 (0.5%)
	Totals for communicable diseases	0.10 (1.7%)	0.31 (5.0%)	0.41 (6.7%)	0.22 (3.6%)	0.19 (3.1%)	0.41 (6/7%)
External causes
12	Homicide	0.00 (0.0%)	0.01 (0.1%)	0.01 (0.1%)	0.00 (0.1%)	0.01 (0.1%)	0.01 (0.1%)
13	Suicide	0.14 (2.3%)	0.05 (0.9%)	0.20 (3.2%)	0.17 (2.7%)	0.03 (0.5%)	0.20 (3.2%)
14	Traffic accident	0.11 (1.8%)	0.13 (2.0%)	0.24 (3.8%)	0.18 (2.8%)	0.06 (1.0%)	0.24 (3.8%)
15	Accidental poisoning	0.29 (4.7%)	0.05 (0.8%)	0.34 (5.4%)	0.22 (3.6%)	0.11 (1.8%)	0.34 (5.4%)
16	Other external causes	0.01 (0.1%)	0.16 (2.6%)	0.17 (2.8%)	0.12 (1.9%)	0.05 (0.8%)	0.17 (2.8%)
	Totals for external causes	0.55 (8.9%)	0.40 (6.4%)	0.95 (15.3%)	0.69 (11.1%)	0.26 (4.2%)	0.95 (15.3%)
Infant and child conditions
17	Perinatal deaths	0.01 (0.2%)	0.00 (0.0%)	0.01 (0.2%)	0.01 (0.1%)	0.01 (0.1%)	0.01 (0.2%)
18	Congenital anomalies	0.03 (0.6%)	0.00 (0.0%)	0.03 (0.5%)	0.02 (0.3%)	0.01 (0.2%)	0.03 (0.5%)
	Totals for infant and child conditions	0.05 (0.8%)	0.00 (0.0%)	0.05 (0.8%)	0.03 (0.4%)	0.02 (0.3%)	0.05 (0.8%)
Other causes
19	Causes not elsewhere classified	-0.02 (-0.4%)	1.22 (19.7%)	1.20 (19.3%)	0.67 (10.7%)	0.53 (8.6%)	1.20 (19.3%)
Grand Total		0.7 (11.7%)	5.5 (88.3%)	6.2 (100%)	3.5 (57.1%)	2.7 (42.9%)	6.2 (100%)