Using Data to Improve Health
Established in 1996, the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center (EpiCenter) is one of the twelve tribal epidemiology centers established by the Indian Health Service. We are located within the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium’s (ANTHC) Community Health Services division. ANTHC, along with the regional tribal health organizations, comprise the Alaska Tribal Health System, which has the primary goal of improving the health of Alaska Native people.
Alaska Native Health Data
Statewide
User Population:
158,674
Birth Rate:
22.8 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
81.5 %
- Life Expectancy: 70.7 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 6.7 per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 242.7 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 99.4 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 498.9 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 1,653.8 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 43.1 %
- Teen Smoking: 21.4 %
- Adult Obesity: 35.2 %
- Adult Smoking: 36.4 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 74.6 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 65.2 %
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Aleutians & Pribilofs Region
User Population:
1,796
Birth Rate:
12.9 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
80.2 %
- Life Expectancy: 72.5 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: N/A per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 353.8 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 75.2 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 536.6 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 319.2 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: N/A %
- Teen Smoking: N/A %
- Adult Obesity: 42.5 %
- Adult Smoking: 42.2 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 83.5 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 59.9 %
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Anchorage/Mat-Su Region
User Population:
54,378
Birth Rate:
21.8 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
85.1 %
- Life Expectancy: 71.6 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 5.6 per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 259.2 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 101.7 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 526.5 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 2,504.4 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 41.7 %
- Teen Smoking: 18.7 %
- Adult Obesity: 37.4 %
- Adult Smoking: 31.1 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 79.3 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 67.9 %
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Arctic Slope Region
User Population:
5,914
Birth Rate:
27.3 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
76.1 %
- Life Expectancy: 69.8 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 4.5 per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 404.5 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 96.4 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 544.2 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 2,701.5 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 41.9 %
- Teen Smoking: 35.8 %
- Adult Obesity: 48.2 %
- Adult Smoking: 50.5 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 56.0 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 75.2 %
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Bristol Bay Region
User Population:
5,721
Birth Rate:
23.2 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
80.1 %
- Life Expectancy: 71.4 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 5.9 per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 232.4 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 151.8 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 443.4 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 1,728.3 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 44.7 %
- Teen Smoking: 24.3 %
- Adult Obesity: 35.1 %
- Adult Smoking: 45.3 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 73.5 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 63.7 %
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Copper River/PWS Region
User Population:
1,942
Birth Rate:
15.7 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
86.5 %
- Life Expectancy: 71.9 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: N/A per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 234.3 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 106.1 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 603.9 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 1,360.5 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 34.0 %
- Teen Smoking: N/A %
- Adult Obesity: 38.8 %
- Adult Smoking: 25.9 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 81.3 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 73.9 %
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Interior Region
User Population:
15,309
Birth Rate:
27.17 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
79.7 %
- Life Expectancy: 70.5 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 6.4 per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 225.7 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 131.1 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 518.3 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 1,832.8 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 51.5 %
- Teen Smoking: 18.3 %
- Adult Obesity: 31.0 %
- Adult Smoking: 39.3 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 69.4 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 72.9 %
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Kenai Region
User Population:
6,551
Birth Rate:
15.1 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
88.5 %
- Life Expectancy: 71.6 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: N/A per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 203.1 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 65 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 586.0 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 873.8 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 48.3 %
- Teen Smoking: 22.0 %
- Adult Obesity: 36.3 %
- Adult Smoking: 33.9 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 79.2 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 65.9 %
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Kodiak Region
User Population:
2,971
Birth Rate:
15.9 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
87.5 %
- Life Expectancy: 72.1 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: N/A per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 227.5 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 173.2 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 592.9 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 1,912.0 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 37.4 %
- Teen Smoking: 10.6 %
- Adult Obesity: 47.9 %
- Adult Smoking: 36.2 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 79.0 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 63.0 %
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Northwest Arctic Region
User Population:
6,792
Birth Rate:
30.3 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
74.7 %
- Life Expectancy: 70.4 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 6.7 per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 223.7 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 73 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 414.9 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 2,855.8 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 44.6 %
- Teen Smoking: 26.7 %
- Adult Obesity: 28.7 %
- Adult Smoking: 50.3 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 75.0 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 61.4 %
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Norton Sound Region
User Population:
9,394
Birth Rate:
27.8 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
77.9 %
- Life Expectancy: 69.3 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 10.9 per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 278.7 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 68.1 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 472.5 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 2,820.3 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 34.3 %
- Teen Smoking: 33.5 %
- Adult Obesity: 29.7 %
- Adult Smoking: 47.8 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 75.4 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 62.0 %
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Southeast Region
User Population:
18,031
Birth Rate:
17.3 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
86.4 %
- Life Expectancy: 73.8 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 2.6 per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 226.7 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 60.9 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 538.3 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 1,289.5 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 47.3 %
- Teen Smoking: 18.9 %
- Adult Obesity: 39.5 %
- Adult Smoking: 35.7 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 81.0 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 70.9 %
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Yukon-Kuskokwim Region
User Population:
24,166
Birth Rate:
24.5 per 1,000
High School Diploma:
76.1 %
- Life Expectancy: 70.9 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 10.9 per 1,000
- Cancer Mortality Rate: 212.7 per 100,000
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate: 114.6 per 100,000
- Cancer Incidence Rate: 403.9 per 100,000
- Chlamydia Incidence Rate: 2,035.4 per 100,000
- Supported Teens: 37.8 %
- Teen Smoking: 30.1 %
- Adult Obesity: 29.3 %
- Adult Smoking: 31.6 %
- Early Prenatal Care: 68.9 %
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: 41.8 %
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