Why Are Native Hawaiians Underrepresented in Hawai‘i's Older Adult Population? Exploring Social and Behavioral Factors of Longevity

Table 2

Years of Total Potential Life Lost (TPLL) and standard errors for the total population and 4 ethnic groups by cause of death, 1991–2001.

Cause	Native Hawaiian	Caucasian	Filipino	Japanese	Total population
All Causes	5.28 (0.12)	3.38 (0.10)	3.03 (0.11)	2.57 (0.11)	3.30 (0.05)
Cancer	1.16 (0.05)	0.68 (0.03)	0.70 (0.04)	0.64 (0.04)	0.74 (0.02)
Heart Disease	1.35 (0.06)	0.48 (0.03)	0.52 (0.04)	0.37(0.03)	0.59 (0.02)
Injuries	0.59 (0.05)	0.52 (0.04)	0.31 (0,04)	0.22 (0.04)	0.40 (0.02)
Suicide	0.29 (0.03)	0.24 (0.03)	0.19 (0.03)	0.18 (0.03)	0.21 (0.01)
Stroke	0.22 (0.02)	0.07 (0.01)	0.15 (0.02)	0.16 (0.02)	0.13 (0.01)
Diabetes	0.16 (0.02)	0.05 (0.01)	0.06 (0.01)	0.04 (0.01)	0.06 (0.01)