Within each ethnic category and group, health status and mortality rates vary by education and income level, access to care, lifestyle, and sometimes by level of acculturation to the American culture. Mortality A. Life Expectancy 1. 67.2 14.2 5.7 White females 79.9 19.3 6.6 White males 74.3 16.0 5. Japanese American men in Hawaii have been found to have longer life expectancy than any other known population. Based on fewer than 20 deaths.
Black males have a greater likelihood of dying from cancer than any other c.
Among elders from the populations studied other than non-Hispanic white, data indicate that in many cases disease states tend to be more advanced by the time they are discovered clinically. 1.Among persons aged 70 and over, nonHispanic black and Mexican Americans had significantly higher levels of diabetes than non-Hispanic white elders. Elders from some American Indian tribes have the highest rates of diabetes among any populations. Functional Status A. Data on various measures of functional status have consistently found that Hispanic elders in the U.S. report greater activity limitations than their Anglo counterparts. B. Studies of functional status and disability among older African Americans have generally found higher rates of activity limitation than among their white counterparts.