Table 2 Correlation between the proportion of aboriginal population and cause-specific mortality rates, Taiwan, 2010–2011

1

Intestinal infectious diseases

−0.17

2

Tuberculosis***

0.81

3

Septicemia

0.24

4

Viral hepatitis

0.11

5

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease

0.13

6

Malignant neoplasms

0.29

7

Remainder of neoplasms

0.09

8

Anemias*

0.43

9

Diabetes mellitus

0.28

10

Vascular and unspecified dementia

−0.19

11

Meningitis**

0.60

12

Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes

0.18

13

Parkinson’s disease

−0.17

14

Alzheimer’s disease

0.02

15

Hypertensive diseases**

0.60

16

Diseases of heart (except hypertensive diseases)**

0.63

17

Cerebrovascular diseases

0.54

18

Atherosclerosis*

0.49

19

Aortic aneurysm and dissection

−0.16

20

Influenza

−0.09

21

Pneumonia*

0.45

22

Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis**

0.51

23

Chronic lower respiratory diseases**

0.58

24

Pneumoconioses

−0.10

25

Lung diseases due to external agents (except pneumoconiosis and pneumonia)

0.04

26

Peptic ulcer***

0.85

27

Hernia and intestinal obstruction**

0.59

28

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis***

0.77

29

Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder*

0.32

30

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

0.23

31

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue**

0.59

32

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis

0.24

33

Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

−0.19

34

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period*

0.37

35

Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities*

0.43

36

Senility

−0.15

37

Sudden infant death syndrome

0.16

38

Vehicle crashes***

0.77

39

Intentional self-harm (suicide)*

0.43

40

Assault (homicide)***

0.85