Health of Mexican American Population

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Live births

• Number of births: 598,317
• Births per 1,000 women 15-44 years: 77.8
• Percent of births with low birth weight: 6.5%

Source: Births: Final Data for 2010, tables 5, 19 [PDF - 1.3 MB]

 

Health status

• Percent of persons all ages in fair or poor health:  9.7%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2011, Appendix III, table V [PDF - 1 MB]

 

Health risk factors

• Percent of men 18 years and over who currently smoke: 18.6% (2008-2010)
• Percent of women 18 years and over who currently smoke: 8.5% (2008-2010)

Source:  Health, United States, 2011, table 62 [PDF - 9.8 MB]

• Percent of men 20 years and over who are obese: 35.6% (2007-2010)
• Percent of women 20 years and over who are obese: 44.2% (2007-2010)

Source:  Health, United States, 2011, table 74 [PDF - 9.8 MB]

• Percent of men 20 years and over with hypertension: 19.9% (2007-2010)
• Percent of women 20 years and over with hypertension: 21.4% (2007-2010)

Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 70 [PDF - 9.8 MB]

 

Health insurance coverage

• Percent of persons under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 33.0%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2011, Appendix III, table XVI [PDF - 1 MB]

 

Mortality

• Number of deaths: 144,490
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 286.2

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2010, table 4 [PDF - 2.1 MB]

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 5.58

Source: Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2008 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set, table A [PDF - 1.4 MB]

 

More data

• Health Data Interactive
• Health, United States, trend tables with data for Hispanic/Latino population
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2011 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2011 [PDF - 711 KB]
• Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2011 [PDF - 1 MB]