Typically, racial minorities in the Twin Cities fare worse than others in terms of health measures. But some minority groups have unusually low mortality rates, which researchers attribute to diet, lifestyle and cultural ties.
DEATH RATES PER 100,000
(ages 25-64 )
American Indian: 814
Black, U.S.-born: 704
Southeast Asian: 275
All: 248
White, non-Hispanic: 232
Black, foreign-born: 225
