Map Details: High Poverty and High Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality Rates Under Age 75

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Impact Statement

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.

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.
Key Points

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.