Selected Texas Health Facts
Latest data available from Texas Department of State Health Services: 2006
Sexually Transmitted Disease Statistics in Texas
| Chlamydia | 320.4/100,000 population |
| Gonorrhea | 128.8/100,000 population |
| AIDS | 12.4/100,000 population |
Births
| Total Live Births | 399,309 |
| Adolescent mothers (<18) | 4.9% |
| Unmarried mothers | 39.6% |
| Low birth weight (<2500 grams) | 8.5% |
| Prenatal care in 1st trimester | 61% |
| Mean age of Texas mothers at first birth | 23.9; 41st of 50 states |
| Medicaid covered births | 223,128 |
| Medicaid births as % of total births | 55.8% |
Death rates
| Infant deaths | 6.2 per 1,000 live births |
| Fetal deaths (after 20 weeks gestations) | 5.5 per 1,000 live births |
Persons without health insurance
| 0-64 years | 27.0% |
| 0-17 years | 20.3% |
Person living below poverty
| All ages | 16.9% |
| 0-17 years | 20.8% |