People exposed to cold temperatures, winter weather conditions, or cold water can experience acute illness that may result in visiting the Emergency Department (ED), hospitalization, or even death. Emergency Department (ED) visit data include patients that were treated in the ED and then either released or hospitalized for further care. ED visit data includes more patients than hospitalization data because in most cases people will visit the ED before becoming hospitalized.

  • Emergency department visit rate by year and sex
  • Emergency department visit rate by age and sex
  • Emergency department visit rate by sex

Cold-related emergency department visit rates in Minnesota annually by sex

The overall trend shows an increase in cold-related illness emergency department (ED) visits, although the number and rate varies from year to year. Overall, more males are seen in the ED for cold-related illness than females. In 2024, the ED visit rate for males was almost three times higher than for females.

Source: Minnesota Hospital Association. The break indicates a change in International Classification of Disease (ICD) coding from ICD-9 to ICD-10 on October 1st, 2015. Rates from 2000-2014 should not be compared to rates from 2015 onward.

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    Cold-related emergency department visit rates in Minnesota, by age and sex, 2020-2024

    Males aged 35-64 had the highest rate of cold-related emergency department (ED) visits.

    Source: Minnesota Hospital Association.

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      Cold-related emergency department visit rates in Minnesota by sex, 2024

      Males had the highest rate of cold-related emergency department (ED) visits.

      Source: Minnesota Hospital Association.

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        • Emergency department visit rates compared to MN (County)

        Cold-related illness emergency department visit rates by county, 2020-2024

        The map of cold-related illness emergency department (ED) visits shows higher rates in Northern Minnesota. Overall, Minnesota 40 people per 100,000 visited the ED for cold-related illness.

        Source: Minnesota Hospital Association. Rates based on counts less than or equal to 20 should be interpreted with caution; the rate maybe unstable because it can change dramatically with the addition or subtraction of one case. To protect an individual's privacy, hospitalization counts under 5 are suppressed if the underlying population is less than or equal to 100,000.
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          Cold-related illness emergency department visits by county compared to Minnesota overall, 2020-2024

          This map shows which counties have higher, the same, and lower rates as compared to the overall state rate. The overall Minnesota rate is 24 visits per 100,000 people.

          Source: Minnesota Hospital Association
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