Health of Mexican American Population

• Number of births: 495,831

Source: Births: Final Data for 2018, table 7 pdf icon[PDF – 985 KB]

• Percent of persons all ages in fair or poor health: 9.8%

Source: Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2018, Table P-1c pdf icon[PDF – 143 KB]

• Percent of men aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 14.8% (2015-2017)
• Percent of women aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 6.5% (2015-2017)

Source: Health, United States, 2018, table 19 pdf icon[PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of men aged 20 and over with obesity: 44.4% (2013-2016)
• Percent of women aged 20 and over with obesity: 51.3% (2013-2016)

Source: Health, United States, 2018, table 26 pdf icon[PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of men aged 20 and over with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 22.3% (2013-2016)
• Percent of women aged 20 and over with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 24.6% (2013-2016)

Source: Health, United States, 2018, table 22 pdf icon[PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of persons under age 65 without health insurance coverage: 22.1%

Source: Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2018, Table P-11c pdf icon[PDF – 263 KB]

• Number of deaths: 105,392
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 287.4

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2017, Supplemental Tables, table I-4 pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 5.05

Source: Infant Mortality in the United States, 2017: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File, table 2 pdf icon[PDF – 446 KB]

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