A comprehensive summary of Minnesota's health including total deaths and death rates for 50 causes of death by age and gender. Use navigation on left side for more comparisions including cause of death county data. Navigate to other states from drop down at top left. Latest CDC data is used.
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MINNESOTA TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH BY GENDER |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION |
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MINNESOTA MALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
209.82 |
34 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
171.62 |
51 |
| 3. |
Accidents |
49.04 |
41 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
39.48 |
43 |
| 5. |
Stroke |
39.17 |
33 |
| 6. |
Diabetes |
24.29 |
37 |
| 7. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
18.45 |
24 |
| 8. |
Suicide |
17.90 |
35 |
| 9. |
Alzheimer's |
16.27 |
39 |
| 10. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
13.99 |
46 |
| 11. |
Parkinson's Disease |
12.26 |
3 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
9.48 |
44 |
| 13. |
Hypertension/Renal |
7.58 |
15 |
| 14. |
Blood Poisoning |
6.88 |
42 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
3.14 |
45 |
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MINNESOTA FEMALE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
142.81 |
44 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
99.52 |
51 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
36.73 |
42 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
28.80 |
46 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
26.81 |
30 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
21.31 |
42 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
16.21 |
41 |
| 8. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
10.95 |
28 |
| 9. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
8.07 |
48 |
| 10. |
Hypertension/Renal |
6.33 |
27 |
| 11. |
Blood Poisoning |
5.60 |
44 |
| 12. |
Parkinson's Disease |
5.14 |
13 |
| 13. |
Liver Disease |
4.57 |
43 |
| 14. |
Suicide |
4.08 |
39 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
1.41 |
45 |
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 MINNESOTA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE |
PERCENT OF TOP 50 CAUSES |
| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 1. |
Coronary Heart Disease |
4,298 |
16.95 |
| 2. |
Lung Cancers |
2,418 |
9.53 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
2,193 |
8.65 |
| 4. |
Lung Disease |
1,686 |
6.65 |
| 5. |
Alzheimers |
1,179 |
4.65 |
| 6. |
Diabetes Mellitus |
1,084 |
4.27 |
| 7. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
863 |
3.40 |
| 8. |
Kidney Disease |
797 |
3.14 |
| 9. |
Falls |
692 |
2.73 |
| 10. |
Breast Cancer |
645 |
2.54 |
| 11. |
Influenza & Pneumonia |
606 |
2.39 |
| 12. |
Road Traffic Accidents |
587 |
2.31 |
| 13. |
Lymphomas |
586 |
2.31 |
| 14. |
Suicide |
572 |
2.26 |
| 15. |
Pancreas Cancer |
548 |
2.16 |
| 16. |
Other Injuries |
503 |
1.98 |
| 17. |
Prostate Cancer |
500 |
1.97 |
| 18. |
Leukemia |
434 |
1.71 |
| 19. |
Endocrine Disorders |
434 |
1.71 |
| 20. |
Parkinson Disease |
433 |
1.71 |
| 21. |
Hypertension |
407 |
1.60 |
| 22. |
Inflammatory/Heart |
403 |
1.59 |
| 23. |
Liver Disease |
378 |
1.49 |
| 24. |
Other Neoplasms |
296 |
1.17 |
| 25. |
Poisonings |
283 |
1.12 |
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| TOTAL DEATHS |
Deaths |
% |
| 26. |
Liver Cancer |
274 |
1.08
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| 27. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
231 |
0.91
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| 28. |
Ovary Cancer |
217 |
0.86
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| 29. |
Bladder Cancer |
214 |
0.84
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| 30. |
Congenital Anomalies |
187 |
0.74
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| 31. |
Stomach Cancer |
174 |
0.69
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| 32. |
Skin Cancers |
170 |
0.67
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| 33. |
Violence |
120 |
0.47
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| 34. |
Oral Cancer |
119 |
0.47
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| 35. |
Uterin Cancer |
110 |
0.43
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| 36. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
101 |
0.40
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| 37. |
Low Birth Weight |
89 |
0.35
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| 38. |
Alcohol |
83 |
0.33
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| 39. |
Diarrhoeal diseases |
73 |
0.29
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| 40. |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
72 |
0.28
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| 41. |
Anaemia |
67 |
0.26
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| 42. |
Hepatitis C |
66 |
0.26
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| 43. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
60 |
0.24
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| 44. |
Asthma |
56 |
0.22
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| 45. |
HIV/AIDS |
49 |
0.19
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| 46. |
Skin Disease |
43 |
0.17
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| 47. |
Drownings |
41 |
0.16
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| 48. |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
38 |
0.15
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| 49. |
Malnutrition |
36 |
0.14
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| 50. |
Fires |
31 |
0.12
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 MINNESOTA CANCER PROFILE |
AGE-STANDARDIZED RATES
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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CANCER INCIDENCE RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
55.8 |
42 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
124.8 |
14 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
5.1 |
41 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
22.5 |
16 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
21.0 |
7 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
46.0 |
32 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
15.1 |
3 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
6.1 |
42 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
191.8 |
2 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
11.3 |
12 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
12.3 |
28 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
4.5 |
40 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
10.2 |
47 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
26.9 |
17 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
5.1 |
23 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
21.7 |
14 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
6.0 |
43 |
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| CANCER DEATH RATE |
Rate |
USA
Rank |
| 1. |
Lung Cancers |
45.2 |
43 |
| 2. |
Breast Cancer |
20.6 |
46 |
| 3. |
Stomach Cancer |
2.5 |
49 |
| 4. |
Bladder Cancer |
3.9 |
44 |
| 5. |
Lymphomas |
7.0 |
17 |
| 6. |
Colon-Rectum Cancers |
15.4 |
46 |
| 7. |
Leukaemia |
7.3 |
28 |
| 8. |
Cervical Cancer |
1.6 |
39 |
| 9. |
Prostate Cancer |
23.3 |
36 |
| 10. |
Oral Cancer |
2.2 |
42 |
| 11. |
Ovary Cancer |
8.3 |
34 |
| 12. |
Liver Cancer |
4.3 |
44 |
| 13. |
Pancreas Cancer |
10.7 |
35 |
| 14. |
Uterin Cancer |
4.7 |
15 |
| 15. |
Oesophagus Cancer |
4.5 |
26 |
| 16. |
Skin Cancers |
2.4 |
45 |
| 17. |
Brain Cancer |
4.8 |
13 |
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 MINNESOTA USA TOP 15 CAUSES OF DEATH COMPARISION |
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
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UNITED STATES |
Rate |
USA Rank |
| 1. |
Heart Disease |
190.88 |
1 |
| 2. |
Cancer |
178.37 |
2 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
42.24 |
3 |
| 4. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
40.76 |
4 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
39.97 |
5 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
22.68 |
6 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
22.54 |
7 |
| 8. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
16.23 |
8 |
| 9. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
14.55 |
9 |
| 10. |
Suicide |
11.26 |
10 |
| 11. |
Blood Poisoning |
10.97 |
11 |
| 12. |
Liver Disease |
9.11 |
12 |
| 13. |
Hypertension/Renal |
7.38 |
13 |
| 14. |
Parkinson's Disease |
6.37 |
14 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
6.10 |
15 |
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MINNESOTA |
Rate |
USA Rank |
| 1. |
Cancer |
169.84 |
41 |
| 2. |
Heart Disease |
130.04 |
51 |
| 3. |
Stroke |
38.18 |
40 |
| 4. |
Accidents |
37.47 |
36 |
| 5. |
Chronic Lung Disease |
32.79 |
44 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's |
19.65 |
43 |
| 7. |
Diabetes |
19.64 |
41 |
| 8. |
Nephritis/Kidney Disease |
13.76 |
25 |
| 9. |
Suicide |
10.82 |
36 |
| 10. |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
10.27 |
49 |
| 11. |
Parkinson's Disease |
7.83 |
6 |
| 12. |
Hypertension/Renal |
6.99 |
23 |
| 13. |
Liver Disease |
6.92 |
45 |
| 14. |
Blood Poisoning |
6.12 |
43 |
| 15. |
Homicide |
2.29 |
43 |
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HEALTH RISK FACTORS |
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POOR |
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Alcohol Binge Drinkers |
| Percent |
Rank |
20.2 |
3 |
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Smoking |
| Percent |
Rank |
17.5 |
35 |
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Physical Activity |
| Percent |
Rank |
48.9 |
30 |
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Obesity |
| Percent |
Rank |
25.5 |
34 |
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