High Poverty and High Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality Rates Under Age 75

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Key points

This map illustrates that socioeconomic circumstances influence health outcomes where people live. Many high poverty areas of Minnesota also have high rates of mortality under age 75 from heart disease and stroke.

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The graphic consists of a map of the entire state of Minnesota with census tracts that have heart disease and stroke mortality rates above the state average highlighted in green. Census tracts that have high poverty rates are indicated with cross-hatching, making it easy to see which tracts have both high poverty and high heart disease and stroke mortality rates. Four smaller inset maps focus on major population areas of Minnesota in closer detail.
High Poverty and High Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality Rates Under Age 75

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Major Findings

This map provides evidence that people in certain areas of Minnesota do not have the same opportunity for a long and healthy life—as many areas with high poverty rates also have high premature mortality (death under age 75) from heart disease and stroke. Additional analysis shows that adjusted premature mortality rates in high poverty areas from these conditions are about twice as high (199%; Confidence Interval 183%, 215%) relative to other areas of the state. High poverty areas in the state also have a disproportionate share of premature mortality from heart disease and stroke above the statewide rate (29.3%) while only representing 13.4% of the statewide population.

How the map will be used, or has been used

Mapping premature mortality provides a geographic focus for targeting preventive measures and public health interventions and for identifying barriers to timely and effective health care.

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Data from the Minnesota Mortality Registry and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2011–2015. The underlying causes of death are coronary heart disease and stroke (ICD-10-CM I20–I25 and I60–I69) under age 75.

Census tracts with rates significantly higher than the statewide rate at the 95th percentile are highlighted. High poverty is defined as census tracts where 40% or more of the population lives with incomes at or below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines.

Nathan Hierlmaier, Research Scientist, Minnesota Department of Health, Health Economics Program
651-201-3541
nathan.hierlmaier@state.mn.us

Nathan Hierlmaier, Minnesota Department of Health. Accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Chronic Disease Map Gallery.

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Content Source:
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP); About the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention