Health of Black or African American non-Hispanic Population

• Number of births: 517,889
• Births per 1,000 women ages 15–44: 57.4

Source: Births: Final Data for 2021 [PDF – 1 MB]

• Percent of adults age 18 and older in fair or poor health: 18.7% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of children younger than age 18 in fair or poor health: 2.2% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of adults age 18 and older who currently smoke cigarettes: 11.8% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of men age 20 and older with obesity: 38.7% (2015-2018)
• Percent of women age 20 and older with obesity: 55.9% (2015-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 26 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of men age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 56.8% (2015-2018)
• Percent of women age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 57.6% (2015-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 22 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of adults ages 18–64 without health insurance coverage: 10.2% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Percent of children younger than age 18 without health insurance coverage: 3.0% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

• Number of deaths: 411,934
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 979.2

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2022) via CDC WONDER

• Heart disease
• Cancer
• Accidents (unintentional injuries)

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2022) via CDC WONDER

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 10.90

Source: Infant Mortality in the United States, 2022: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File, Table 1 [PDF – 1 MB]`

• Birth Data
• Linked Birth and Infant Death Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• National Health Interview Survey
• Office of Minority Health