Health of Mexican American Population
Data are for the U.S.
Live births
- Number of births: 495,831
Source: Births: Final Data for 2018, table 7 pdf icon[PDF – 985 KB]
Health status
- Percent of persons all ages in fair or poor health: 9.8%
Smoking
- 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]
Obesity
- 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]
Hypertension
- 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]
Health insurance coverage
- Percent of persons under age 65 without health insurance coverage: 22.1%
Mortality
- 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
- Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 4.89
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Page last reviewed: January 22, 2021
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics