Vital Statistics
Natality
| |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Number of Births |
72,382 |
70,617 |
68,407 |
68,416 |
68,783 |
69,183 |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 population |
13.9 |
13.4 |
12.9 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
| Low Birth Weight |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
| Low Birth Weight |
3,272 |
3,294 |
3,165 |
3,119 |
3,297 |
3,147 |
| Premature Births |
7.9 |
7.8 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
| Premature Births |
4,866 |
4,764 |
4,896 |
4,677 |
5,287 |
5,156 |
| Receiving Prenatal Care |
85.6 |
85.9 |
86.3 |
84.7 |
83.9 |
83.0 |
| Cesarean Section Births |
26.7 |
27.7 |
27.5 |
26.5 |
27 |
26.9 |
| Births to Unmarried Women |
33.4 |
33.5 |
33.1 |
32.8 |
33.1 |
32.9 |
Race/Ethnicity of the Mother
| |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| White |
74.6 |
74.5 |
74.8 |
76.7 |
76.1 |
76.1 |
| African American |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
10.3 |
11.0 |
| American Indian |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
| Asian |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
| Latina** |
8.0 |
8.0 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
Teen Births
| |
2005-2007 |
2008-2010 |
2009-2011 |
2010-2012 |
2011-2013 |
| Per 1,000 15-19 yr olds |
27.5 |
24.6 |
22.0 |
20.1 |
18.2 |
Infant Mortality
| |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Infant Deaths |
404 |
429 |
315 |
313 |
324 |
340 |
| Rate per 1,000 births |
5.5 |
5.9 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
Mortality
| |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Number of Deaths |
38,431 |
37,801 |
38,857 |
39,799 |
40,020 |
40,981 |
| Crude Death Rate per 100,000 |
736.2 |
717.8 |
732.6 |
744.6 |
744 |
756.1 |
| Age Adjusted Death Rate per 100,000 |
674.4 |
650.9 |
659.3 |
658.7 |
649.3 |
650.8 |
| Males - Age Adjusted Death Rate per 100,000 |
800.5 |
789.0 |
782.0 |
775.6 |
765.5 |
768.7 |
| Females - Age Adjusted Death Rate per 100,000 |
577.4 |
545.8 |
561.5 |
563.4 |
555.5 |
555.1 |
Number of Deaths by Race/Ethnicity
| |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| White |
36,379 |
35,550 |
36,793 |
37,701 |
37,730 |
38,576 |
| African American |
1,021 |
926 |
921 |
993 |
1,090 |
1,174 |
| American Indian |
387 |
442 |
439 |
463 |
484 |
488 |
| Asian |
404 |
456 |
530 |
480 |
515 |
602 |
| Latino** |
329 |
320 |
313 |
333 |
354 |
358 |
Leading Causes of Death (number of deaths)
| |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Cancer |
9,439 |
9,570 |
9,599 |
9,468 |
9,435 |
9,603 |
| Heart Disease |
7,453 |
7,225 |
7,144 |
7,234 |
7,471 |
7,671 |
| Unintentional Injury |
2,002 |
2,034 |
2,087 |
2,309 |
2,356 |
2,485 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease |
2,071 |
1,961 |
2,012 |
2,174 |
2,117 |
2,285 |
| Stroke |
2,087 |
2,029 |
2,154 |
2,145 |
2,064 |
2,051 |
| Alzheimer's Disease |
1,344 |
1,374 |
1,450 |
1,449 |
1,440 |
1,426 |
| Diabetes |
1,086 |
1,022 |
1,036 |
1,179 |
1,166 |
1,162 |
Age Adjusted Death Rate per 100,000 Population
| |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Cancer |
167.5 |
170.9 |
169.5 |
171.9 |
169.1 |
166.9 |
| Heart Disease |
140.8 |
133.6 |
131.2 |
128 |
121.8 |
118.7 |
| Unintentional Injury |
41.9 |
39.3 |
36.2 |
35.7 |
34.1 |
35.8 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease |
35.2 |
35.1 |
37.3 |
36 |
36 |
36.4 |
| Stroke |
36.9 |
33.3 |
32.7 |
37.8 |
34.9 |
35.1 |
| Alzheimer's Disease |
22.5 |
22.2 |
19.6 |
22.2 |
22.4 |
23.4 |
| Diabetes |
23.2 |
21.3 |
19.6 |
19.2 |
17.7 |
17.7 |
**Latina/Latino can be any race
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Statistics