What's the leading cause of death in Minnesota? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks this for each state. Most states share the same top 10 leading causes of death. During the pandemic, COVID-19 topped the list for many states and still does make the list, but that isn't the leading cause of death.

#10 Chronic Liver Disease / Cirrhosis

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Data from 2021 shows that 885 people died in Minnesota from Chronic Liver Disease/cirrhosis.

#9 Hypertension

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#8 Diabetes

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Minnesota reported 1,575 deaths in 2021 due to complications from diabetes.

#7 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases

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The death rate involving Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases in Minnesota was 29.2 per 100,000 in Minnesota in 2021. There were 2,074 deaths reported.

#6 Alzheimer's Disease

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In 2021, 2,251 people died from Alzheimer's. That made the death rate of 33.1 per 100,000.

#5 Stroke

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Death from strokes was number 5 on the list with 2,384 deaths in Minnesota in 2021.

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#4 Accidents

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The numbers start to jump up on the list with accidents at number 4. The death rate per 100,000 in Minnesota due to accidents was 61.4. There were 3,753 deaths.

#3 COVID-19

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Covid-19 comes in at number 3 for the year 2021, with 4,442 deaths. That's down from 5,215 deaths in 2020.

#2 Heart Disease

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Heart disease was the second-highest death rate at 123.9 per 100,000.

#1 Cancer

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In Minnesota in 2021, 10,178 people died from cancer making it the highest cause of death in Minnesota at 143.2 per 100.000. It ranked Minnesota at number 33 of the 50 states.

You can find other interesting facts from the CDC website on Minnesota and other state health rankings.

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