Health of Hispanic or Latino Population

Data are for the U.S.

Live births
  • Number of births: 937,421
  • Births per 1,000 women ages 15–44: 65.7

Source: Births: Final Data for 2022 [PDF – 1 MB]

Health status
  • Percent of adults age 18 and older in fair or poor health: 16.9% (2023)

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  • Percent of children younger than age 18 years in fair or poor health: 3.3% (2023)

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Smoking
  • Percent of adults age 18 and older who currently smoke cigarettes: 7.8% (2023)

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Obesity
  • Percent of men age 20 and older with obesity: 44.8% (2015-2018)
  • Percent of women age 20 and older with obesity: 46.8% (2015-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 26 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

Hypertension
  • Percent of men age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication): 45.1% (2017-March 2020)
  • Percent of women age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication): 27.3% (2017-March 2020)

Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Published by: Health, United States.  and .

Health insurance coverage
  • Percent of adults ages 18–64 without health insurance coverage at the time of interview: 24.7% (2023)

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  • Percent of children younger than age 18 years without health insurance coverage at the time of interview: 7.0% (2023)

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Mortality
  • Number of deaths: 275,684
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 433.0

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Leading causes of death
  • Heart disease
  • Cancer
  • Accidents (unintentional injuries)

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