Premature death rate in MN higher for low-income people and people of color
“Researchers looked at Minnesotans who died before they were 75 years old from diseases such as stroke, heart disease and treatable cancers. They found more than 14,000 of nearly 77,000 premature deaths between 2011 and 2015 were potentially avoidable with effective and timely health care. State officials say the rate of potentially preventable deaths was more than twice as high for Minnesotans living in high poverty and racially-diverse areas compared to those in majority white or higher income areas”