Health of Mexican American Population
Data are for the U.S.
Live births
- Number of births: 480,531
Health status
- Percent of adults aged 18 and over in fair or poor health: 15.7% (2021)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021
- Percent of children under age 18 in fair or poor health: 2.8% (2021)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021
Smoking
- Percent of adults aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 7.5% (2021)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021
Obesity
- Percent of men aged 20 and over with obesity: 49.5% (2015-2018)
- Percent of women aged 20 and over with obesity: 50.9% (2015-2018)
Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 26 [PDF – 9.8 MB]
Hypertension
- Percent of men aged 20 and over with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 45.3% (2015-2018)
- Percent of women aged 20 and over with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 34.2% (2015-2018)
Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 22 [PDF – 9.8 MB]
Health insurance coverage
- Percent of adults aged 18–64 without health insurance coverage: 33.3% (2021)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021
- Percent of children under age 18 without health insurance coverage: 8.0% (2021)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 112,247
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 301.8
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2019, Supplemental Tables, table I-5 [2.5 MB]
Infant deaths
- Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 4.71