STATE PROFILE:  MINNESOTA

PERCENT OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)

MINNESOTA:  10.4%

U.S.:  16.6%  
PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
MINNESOTA U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
31.7 38.5 45th (tie) 29.8 +1.9
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
MINNESOTA U.S RATE, 37 STATE REPORTING AREA 2005 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
86.2
 		 83.9
 		 86.3
 		 -0.1
 
 
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
MINNESOTA U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
25.4 31.1 44th 25.3 +0.1
 
PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
MINNESOTA U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
10.5 12.8 46th 10.7 -0.2
 
TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
MINNESOTA U.S RATE RANK 2005 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006  
27.9 41.9 41 26.1 +1.8  
 
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
MINNESOTA U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
6.5 8.3 47th (tie) 6.5 none
 
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
MINNESOTA U.S RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
4.78 6.83 50 4.85 -0.07
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
7926 141.5 211.1 50th 144.3 -2.8

2. CANCER

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
8823 167.8 183.8 43rd 176.4 -8.6

3. STROKE

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
2379 42.2 46.6 38th 46.2 -4.0

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
 (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1965 36.9 43.2 42nd 35.4 +1.5

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1922 35.4 39.1 36th 35.1 +0.3

6. DIABETES

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1258 23.2 24.6 33rd (tie) 21.4 +1.8

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1320 22.5 22.9 31st (tie) 21.7 +0.8

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
846 14.5 20.3 45th (tie) 13.2 +1.3

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
669 12.0 14.3 33rd (tie) 12.3 -0.3

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS MINNESOTA DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MINNESOTA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
261 4.9 11.2 45th n/a n/a

Sources:  Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2005 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from  National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates.  States are categorized from highest rate to lowest.  Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality.  When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates.  For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.

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