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Minnesota

Population (2023): 5,737 million

Minnesota’s public health outcomes and emergency preparedness betters some states but falls behind others. According to TFAH’s 2024 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, the state placed in the low performance tier for public health emergency preparedness. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide outpace the country as a whole. Based on 2022 data, the percentage of adults with obesity rank lower than the U.S. median. In addition, the rates of diabetes and hypertension rank lower than the U.S. median.

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Minnesota at a glance

51.8

Percent of population (age 6 months or older) who received seasonal flu vaccination, 2022-23

Low Tier

Public health emergency preparedness performance tier (High, Middle, Low), 2023

31.2

Percent of adults who have hypertension, 2023

10.7

Percent of adults who have diabetes, 2023

13.1

Percent of children age 6-17 who have obesity, 2021-22

33.3

Percent of adults who have obesity, 2023

57.7

Deaths related to alcohol, drugs, or suicide (per 100,000), 2022

14.8

Suicide deaths (per 100,000), 2022

24.8

Drug-related deaths (per 100,000), 2022

17.8

Alcohol-related deaths (per 100,000), 2022

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