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MINNESOTA

Ranking:  Minnesota is 2nd this year, it was 1st in 2006. 

Strengths:  Minnesota is among the top ten states on 12 of the 20 measures.  Strengths include a low premature death rate with 5,364 years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population, a low rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 233.1 deaths per 100,000 population, a low rate of uninsured population at 9.2 percent and a low infant mortality rate at 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. 

Challenges:  Challenges include a high prevalence of binge drinking at 17.6 percent of the population, limited access to adequate prenatal care with 75.9 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care and a wide disparity in premature death between blacks and whites. 

Significant Changes:

↑ In the past year, the rate of uninsured population increased from 7.9 percent to 9.2 percent.

↑ In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 10.0 percent to 11.1 percent of persons under age 18.

↑ Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 10.2 percent to 24.7 percent of the population.

↓ Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 28.7 percent to 18.3 percent of the population.  

Health Disparities:  In Minnesota, blacks experience 63 percent more premature death than whites.   Residents in non-urban areas in Minnesota experience 31 percent more premature death than residents in the fringe counties of large metropolitan areas. 

State Health Department Web Site:     www.health.state.mn.us/
           


 

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Minnesota                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 18.3↓ 15 20 18 19.5 5 28.7 19
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 17.6 41 18.7* 48* 16.3* 31* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 24.7↑ 21 23.7 20 15.5 6 10.2 12
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 84.7 7 84.8 6 83.6* 4* 88.7* 1
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 312 21 297 21 310 13 286 16
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 3.7 4 3.3 3 3.3 4 5* 4
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 10 14 9.9 14 12.3 8 13 5
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 11.1↑ 7 10 4 7.9 4 21.2 31
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 9.2↑ 4 7.9 1 6.7 3 8.7 8
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $249 6 $249 6 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 84.7 7 85.2 6 78.5 13 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 75.9 27 75.9 27 76.1* 25* 72.2* 17*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 138 9 137.2 9 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 65.6↑ 14 63 15 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 14 2 14.4 2 13 2 8.8 7
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 2.4↓ 1 3 13 2.8 14 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3 6 3.3 14 2.6 3 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.1 2 5.1 3 5.9 8 8.9 8
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 233.1 1 239.8 1 288.8 3 348.5 6
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 191.6 11