Health of Mexican American Population

• Number of births: 480,531

Source: Births: Final Data for 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]

• Percent of adults aged 18 and over in fair or poor health: 16.4% (2020)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2020

• Percent of children under age 18 in fair or poor health: 2.9% (2020)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2020

• Percent of men aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 14.3% (2016-2018)
• Percent of women aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 6.4% (2016-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, table 19 pdf icon[PDF – 9.8 MB]

• 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 icon[PDF – 9.8 MB]

• 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 icon[PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of adults aged 18–64 without health insurance coverage: 33.2% (2020)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2020

• Percent of children under age 18 without health insurance coverage: 7.3% (2020)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2020

• Number of deaths: 112,247
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 301.8

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2019, Supplemental Tables, table I-5 pdf icon[2.5 MB]

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 4.96

Source: Infant Mortality in the United States, 2019: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File [PDF – 605 KB]

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