Health of Mexican American Population

• Number of births: 496,716

Source: Births: Final Data for 2019 pdf icon[PDF]

• Percent of adults aged 18 and over in fair or poor health: 16.8%

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

• Percent of children under age 18 in fair or poor health: 4.3%

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

• 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: 32.7%

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

• Percent of children under age 18 without health insurance coverage: 8.2%

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

• Number of deaths: 108,327
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 292.9

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2018, Supplemental Tables, table I-5 pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 4.89

Source: Infant Mortality in the United States, 2018: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File [PDF – 474 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