Indian health focus: elders.

This publication examines the health status of Indian elders. The data compilations are based on data published in the 1997 Trends in Indian Health publication. The report presents an overview on the health status of American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) elders residing in the Indian Health Service (IHS) service areas. Tables and charts are provided for the following data sets: 1) Population by Age, 1990; 2) Trend in the Number of Elders in IHS Service Population; 3) Income Status, 1990 Census; 4) Selected U.S. Economic Profiles, 1990 Census; 6) Deaths by Age; 7) Age-Specific Death Rates; 8) Life Expectancy at Birth; 9) Leading Causes of Death by Age; 10) Alcoholism Death Rates by Age and Sex; 11) Drug-Related Death Rates by Age and Sex; 12) Accident Death Rates by Age and Sex; 13) Suicide Death Rates by Age and Sex; 14) Homicide Death Rates by Age and Sex; 15) Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Death Rates by Age and Sex; 16) Diabetes Mellitus Death Rates by Age and Sex; 17) Heart Disease Death Rates by Age and Sex; 18) Cerebrovascular Diseases Death Rates by Age and Sex; 19) Malignant Neoplasm Deaths by Age and Sex; 20) Leading Cancer Sites; 21) Hospital Discharge Rates by Age; 22) Patient Care Workloads; 23) Leading Causes of Hospitalizations; and 24) Leading Cause of Ambulatory Visits.