About the Indicator: Smoking is a risk factor for many causes of death in Minnesota.  The statistics reported here include lung and bronchus cancer deaths from all causes—not just smoking-related deaths.  Cancer deaths by gender were obtained by request from the Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System (MCSS).  It is estimated that 90% of lung cancer deaths among males and 79% of lung cancer deaths among females in the United States are smoking-related.  Percent of smoking-attributable deaths may vary from one location to another.

Data Source: Natality and Mortality data: Minnesota Center for Health Statistics

Description: Minnesota Health Statistics Annual Summary includes the number of deaths in a county classified by ICD 10 codes.  Natality include the percent of births to women who reported smoking during pregnancy by county.

Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Health

Geographic Level: State, County

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Death and Birth data are collected and reported annually

Characteristics: Mortality and Natality data are collected consistently at the county level.