Distribution of the Life Expectancy, American Indians and ...

TO:

See Below

FROM:

Director, Division of Program Statistics

SUBJECT: Distribution of the Life Expectancy, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Data Years: 2007-2009 Report.

I am pleased to send you the current Indian Health Service Life Expectancy Report entitled: Life Expectancy, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Data Years: 200 7-2009. The Indian Health Service (IHS) Office of Public Health Support (OPHS), Division of Program Statistics (DPS) prepares the Life Expectancy report on an annual basis. This report encompasses life tables for the American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) in the IHS service population by IHS Area and gender for years 2007-2009 with comparable data for the U.S. All Races, White, and Black populations for the mid~year 2008. Life expectancy estimates are adjusted for the misreporting of AI/AN race on state death certificates.

This report was prepared by JoAnn Glakas Pappalardo and Alan Friedman, Demographic Statistics Team (DST), DPS, OPHS. DST acknowledges contributions from Priscilla Sandoval (Program Analyst), Jennifer Joseph (Staff Assistant), and Linda Querec (IHS contractor).

Questions pertaining to the Life Expectancy, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Data Years: 2007-2009 report can be directed to JoAnn G. Pappalardo, Senior Statistician, IHS , OPHS, DPS (email: joann.pappalardo@).

Please contact Jennifer Joseph, Staff Assistant, (301) 443-1180, to request additional copies of this report.

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/Kirk Greenway/ Kirk Greenway

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Addresses: Director Deputy Director HQ Executive Staff Area Directors Area Statistical Officers Area Planning Officers OPHS Division Directors DPS Staff

Prepared by: IHS/OPHS/DPS/JGPappalardo:jj :TMP450:443-1180 Doc Name: O:OPHS/DPS/MEMOANDLEITERS/LIFE EXPECTANCY MEMO, 2016

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Indian Health Service

Office of Public Health Support

Division of Program Statistics

Demographic Statistics Team

Date Released : December, 2014

LIFE TABLES FOR THE AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA

NATIVE IHS SERVICE POPULATION BY IHS AREA AND

GENDER, 2007-2009, WITH COMPARABLE DATA FOR THE

U.S. ALL RACES, WHITE, AND BLACK POPULATIONS, 2008

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Indian Health Service

Office of Public Health Support

Division of Program Statistics

This report was prepared by JoAnn Glakas Pappalardo (Senior Statistician) and Alan Freidman (Health Statistician) Demographic Statistics Team (DST), Division of Program Statistics.

Additional American Indian and Alaska Native health status information can be obtained from the Demographic Statistics Team.

Specific responsibilities are as follows :

Kirk Green way, Principal Statistician and Director, Division of Program Statistics Jo Ann Glakas Pappalardo, Senior Statistician and Team Leader, Demographic Statistics Team Ying Zhang, Senior Statistician and Team Leader, Patient Care Statistics Team A lan Friedm an, Health Statistician, Demographic Statistics Team Priscilla Sandoval, Program Analyst, Division of Program Statistics Jennifer Joseph, Staff Assistant Linda Querec, Indian Health Service Contractor Debra A. Heller, Indian Health Service Contractor

Indian Health Service Office of Public Health Support Division of Program Statistics 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20852 Phone: 301-443-1180

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction Types of Life Tables

Generation versus Period Life Tables Complete versus Abridged Life Tables Adjusting for Misreporting of Indian Race on State Death Certificates Data Presentations Life Expectancy at Birth Years of Life Remaining for Persons 20-24 Years of Age Years of Life Remaining for Persons 40-44 Years of Age Years of Life Remaining for Persons 60-64 Years of Age Table 1. Life Expectancy at Selected Ages and Relative Rankings of American Indian and Alaska Natives Residing in the IHS Service Area

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APPENDIX

Constructing Abridged Life Tables Life Table Values Preliminary Life Table Data F factor Separation Factor End-Value Constant

How to Interpret a Life Table Adjusting for Misreporting of Indian Race on State Death Certificates Life Expectancy Charts (Based on Data Presented in Table 1) Detailed Life Expectancy Tables by IHS Area

A2 A2 A2-3 A3 A3 A3

A4-5 AS A6-17 A18-56

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