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Health in Houston: the measures that matter
A factual read on health in Houston, TX: 55 City Health Dashboard measures spanning 5 domains — clinical care, health behaviors, health outcomes, physical environment, social and economic factors — each shown with its data period and the national dataset it comes from. Every number below is a City Health Dashboard estimate for Houston, with its data period and underlying source shown — read it as orientation, not a diagnosis.
Clinical Care
Prenatal Care
58.2%
Higher is better2023
Natality Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsHealth Behaviors
Teen Births
33.5 per 1,000
Lower is better2023
Natality Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsHealth Outcomes
Breast Cancer Deaths
26.5 per 100,000
Lower is better2023
Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsCardiovascular Disease Deaths
226.5 per 100,000
Lower is better2023
Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsColorectal Cancer Deaths
18.1 per 100,000
Lower is better2023
Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsFirearm Homicides
15.2 per 100,000
Lower is better2023
Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsFirearm Suicides
7.4 per 100,000
Lower is better2023
Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsLife Expectancy - City-Level
74.8 years
Higher is better2023
Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsLife Expectancy - Neighborhood-Level, 2015
78 years
Higher is better2015
U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP)Low Birthweight
9.6%
Lower is better2023
Natality Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsOpioid Overdose Deaths
17 per 100,000
Lower is better2023
Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsPremature Deaths (All Causes)
10611.4 per 100,000
Lower is better2023
Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health StatisticsPhysical Environment
CO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, Commercial Buildings
1491 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk LabsCO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, Electricity Production
4959 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk LabsCO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, Industrial Buildings
43201 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk LabsCO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, Residential Buildings
1141 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk LabsHousing with Potential Lead Risk
17.3%
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census BureauSocial and Economic Factors
Chronic Absenteeism
23.4%
Lower is better2023
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of EducationNeighborhood Racial/Ethnic Segregation
21.3 index
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census BureauUnemployment - Annual, Neighborhood-Level
6.9%
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census BureauUnemployment - Current, City-Level
4.3%
Lower is better202604
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHow to read these numbers
- Each figure is a City Health Dashboard estimate for Houston; the data period is shown on every measure.
- The arrow shows CHD's scale direction — whether a higher number means better or worse health for that measure, not a grade for the city.
- Every measure traces to a national dataset (CDC, Census, and peers); the exact source is linked on each card.
- These are city-level population estimates for orientation — not individual medical advice.
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Every figure on this page comes from the City Health Dashboard and the national datasets it draws on.
- City Health Dashboard — NYU Langone Health, Department of Population Health
- PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
- Natality Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics
- American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
- Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics
- U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP)
- George Mason University
- Crosswalk Labs
- ParkServe®
- Walk Score®
- National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics