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Utah and U.S., 2013-2023
by mother's age, Utah, 2023
by mother's race, Utah, 2023
by mother's ethnicity, Utah, 2023
by Utah Small Area, 2023
by local health district, Utah, 2023
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Indicator Definition
Complete Health Indicator Report of Birth rates
Definition
Number of live births per 1,000 population.
Numerator
Number of live births.
Denominator
Number of persons in population.
Importance and Trends
Why Is This Important?
Tracking birth rate patterns among Utah and U.S. women as a whole is critical to understanding population growth and change in this country and in Utah. Birth rates directly relate to a population's need for timely and appropriate preconception, prenatal, neonatal, and postpartum care.
Current Utah Statistics
How Are We Doing?
In 2023, there were 44,992 live births to Utah residents, a rate of 13.0 per 1,000 Utahns. The rate has steadily declined in the last decade, from 17.5 per 1,000 Utahns in 2013 to 13.0 per 1,000 Utahns in 2023.
National Comparison
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
Utah continued to report a higher birth rate than the U.S., with 13.0 live births per 1,000 total population in 2023. The final U.S. birth rate in 2023 was 10.7 per 1,000 population.
Public Health Actions
What Is Being Done?
Having an overall high birth rate is not a risk factor for poor health outcomes. However, elevated teen pregnancy rates are a concern as these pregnancies are considered to be at higher risk.
The Utah birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 in 2023 was 8.0 births per 1,000 females, down from 8.3 per 1,000 females in 2022. The U.S. birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 in 2023 was 13.2 births per 1,000 females, down from 13.6 per 1,000 females in 2022.
Available Services
Access to family planning services are available in Utah from several sources: community health centers, Planned Parenthood Association of Uah, Family Planning Elevated, pharmacies, and private providers. Utah law requires parental consent for unmarried minors to obtain contraception information and services from community health centers and clinics.
Preconception and pregnancy health information is available from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services Maternal and Infant Health Program. https://mihp.utah.gov/
Related Indicators
Related Relevant Population Characteristics Indicators: Adolescent births, General fertility rate, Utah Population Characteristics: Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Population, Sex Ratio at Birth, Births from unintended pregnancies
Related Health Care System Factors Indicators: Adolescent births, General fertility rate, Newborn Hearing Screening, Newborn Heelstick Screening, Prenatal Care, Births from unintended pregnancies
Related Risk Factors Indicators: Adolescent births, Diabetes: gestational diabetes, Domestic Violence During the Perinatal Time Period, Obesity prior to pregnancy, Smoking in the third trimester of pregnancy
Health Status Outcomes
Interpregnancy spacing, the timing between a live birth and the next pregnancy, can have a risk of pregnancy complications, such as preterm birth, low birthweight, and small for gestational age. Women should be advised to avoid interpregnancy intervals shorter than 6 months and should be counseled about the risks and benefits of repeat pregnancy sooner than 18 months.
Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators: Adolescent births, Birth Defects: Overall, Birth Defects: Infant Mortality, Cesarean delivery among low risk women with with no prior births, Diabetes: gestational diabetes, General fertility rate, Infant Mortality, Maternal Mortality, Obesity prior to pregnancy, Postpartum depression, Births from unintended pregnancies
Graphical Data Views
Birth rates, Utah and U.S., 2013-2023
Utah vs. U.S.
Year | Number of births per 1,000 residents | Lower Limit | Upper Limit
Record Count: 22
Utah 2013: 17.5 (17.4–17.7)
Utah 2014: 17.4 (17.2–17.5)
Utah 2015: 16.9 (16.8–17.0)
Utah 2016: 16.5 (16.3–16.6)
Utah 2017: 15.6 (15.4–15.7)
Utah 2018: 14.9 (14.7–15.0)
Utah 2019: 14.5 (14.4–14.6)
Utah 2020: 13.9 (13.8–14.0)
Utah 2021: 14.0 (13.8–14.1)
Utah 2022: 13.5 (13.3–13.6)
Utah 2023: 13.0 (12.9–13.1)
U.S. 2013: 12.4
U.S. 2014: 12.5
U.S. 2015: 12.4
U.S. 2016: 12.2
U.S. 2017: 11.8
U.S. 2018: 11.6
U.S. 2019: 11.4
U.S. 2020: 10.9
U.S. 2021: 11.0
U.S. 2022: 11.0
U.S. 2023: 10.7
Data Notes
U.S. final 2023 data. Utah's birth rate for 2023 is from the final data.
Data Sources
Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
For years 2010 and later, the population estimates are provided by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Utah state and county annual population estimates are by single year of age and sex, IBIS Version 2023
Population Estimates for 2000-2009: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through a collaborative agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau, IBIS Version 2020
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on-line data - CDC WONDER
National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Birth rate by mother's age, Utah, 2023
Age group | Birth rate per 1,000 women in the same age group | Lower Limit | Upper Limit
Record Count: 6
15-19: 8.0 (7.5–8.5)
20-24: 58.7 (57.5–60.0)
25-29: 124.0 (122.1–125.9)
30-34: 104.2 (102.4–106.1)
35-39: 51.3 (50.0–52.6)
40-44: 10.7 (10.1–11.3)
Data Notes
An age-specific birth rate is the number of births to women in a certain age group per 1,000 women in the same age group (e.g., births to adolescent mothers per 1,000 adolescent girls of the same age group in the Utah population).
Data Sources
Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
For years 2010 and later, the population estimates are provided by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Utah state and county annual population estimates are by single year of age and sex, IBIS Version 2023
Birth rate by mother's race, Utah, 2023
Race | Rate per 1,000 population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit
Record Count: 6
American Indian/Alaska Native: 7.5 (6.8–8.3)
Asian: 11.8 (11.1–12.5)
Black, African American: 12.9 (12.0–13.9)
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander: 18.4 (17.1–19.8)
White: 12.0 (11.9–12.1)
Two or more races: 18.5 (17.7–19.4)
Data Sources
Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for Counties in Utah, U.S. Bureau of the Census, IBIS Version 2023
Birth rate by mother's ethnicity, Utah, 2023
Hispanic ethnicity | Rate per 1,000 population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit
Record Count: 3
Hispanic/Latino: 16.8 (16.5–17.2)
Non-Hispanic/Latino: 12.4 (12.2–12.5)
All ethnicities: 13.2 (13.0–13.3)
Data Sources
Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for Counties in Utah, U.S. Bureau of the Census, IBIS Version 2023
Birth rates by Utah Small Area, 2023
Utah Small Areas | Number of live births per 1,000 total population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit
Record Count: 101
Brigham City: 12.3 (11.0–13.6)
Box Elder Co (Other) V2: 11.3 (9.6–13.2)
Tremonton: 16.1 (14.4–18.0)
Logan V2: 12.9 (12.0–13.8)
North Logan: 14.8 (13.3–16.3)
Cache (Other)/Rich (All) V2: 12.2 (10.9–13.6)
Hyrum: 19.0 (16.5–21.8)
Smithfield: 14.6 (12.8–16.5)
Ben Lomond: 12.8 (11.9–13.6)
Weber County (East): 9.5 (8.6–10.5)
Morgan County: 11.1 (9.4–13.1)
Ogden (Downtown): 14.6 (13.5–15.7)
South Ogden: 12.8 (11.6–14.0)
Roy/Hooper: 11.8 (10.9–12.8)
Riverdale: 11.2 (10.0–12.5)
Clearfield Area/Hooper: 14.3 (13.5–15.2)
Layton/South Weber: 12.7 (12.0–13.5)
Kaysville/Fruit Heights: 10.7 (9.7–11.7)
Syracuse: 12.2 (11.1–13.4)
Centerville: 8.7 (7.4–10.3)
Farmington: 9.2 (8.0–10.4)
North Salt Lake: 14.4 (12.9–16.1)
Woods Cross/West Bountiful: 11.9 (10.3–13.6)
Bountiful: 11.8 (10.8–12.8)
SLC (Rose Park): 12.2 (11.1–13.4)
SLC (Avenues): 7.4 (6.3–8.6)
SLC (Foothill/East Bench): 9.7 (8.4–11.2)
Magna: 17.3 (15.9–18.8)
SLC (Glendale) V2: 14.1 (12.6–15.7)
West Valley (Center): 13.0 (12.0–14.0)
West Valley (West) V2: 13.0 (11.7–14.3)
West Valley (East) V2: 14.0 (13.0–15.0)
SLC (Downtown) V2: 6.2 (5.5–6.9)
SLC (Southeast Liberty): 7.6 (6.5–8.8)
South Salt Lake: 11.9 (10.7–13.3)
SLC (Sugar House): 9.7 (8.7–10.7)
Millcreek (South): 9.3 (8.1–10.7)
Millcreek (East): 8.4 (7.3–9.7)
Holladay V2: 9.3 (8.2–10.6)
Cottonwood: 9.2 (8.2–10.1)
Kearns V2: 14.4 (13.3–15.6)
Taylorsville (E)/Murray (W): 13.7 (12.6–14.9)
Taylorsville (West): 11.5 (10.5–12.6)
Murray: 12.6 (11.6–13.8)
Midvale: 13.2 (12.1–14.5)
West Jordan (Northeast) V2: 11.6 (10.5–12.9)
West Jordan (Southeast): 11.3 (10.3–12.5)
West Jordan (W)/Copperton: 11.8 (11.0–12.7)
South Jordan V2: 9.7 (8.8–10.7)
Daybreak: 12.3 (11.3–13.4)
Sandy (West): 11.6 (10.4–12.8)
Sandy (Center) V2: 11.5 (10.3–12.9)
Sandy (Northeast): 8.6 (7.4–9.9)
Sandy (Southeast): 7.4 (6.5–8.5)
Draper: 9.5 (8.6–10.3)
Riverton/Bluffdale: 12.1 (11.2–13.0)
Herriman: 16.0 (15.1–16.9)
Tooele County (Other): 14.1 (12.5–16.0)
Tooele Valley: 13.9 (13.0–14.9)
Eagle Mountain/Cedar Valley 2: 18.0 (16.4–23.0)
Lehi: 17.3 (16.4–18.2)
Saratoga Springs: 19.0 (17.9–20.2)
American Fork: 15.5 (14.5–16.6)
Alpine: 9.0 (7.3–11.0)
Pleasant Grove/Lindon: 14.0 (13.1–15.0)
Orem (North): 16.9 (15.6–18.2)
Orem (West): 16.9 (15.8–18.0)
Orem (East): 11.8 (10.5–13.2)
Provo/BYU: 10.8 (9.9–11.8)
Provo (West City Center): 18.2 (16.8–19.7)
Provo (East City Center): 13.6 (12.4–14.9)
Salem City: 14.9 (12.8–17.3)
Spanish Fork: 15.7 (14.7–16.9)
Springville: 17.7 (16.3–19.1)
Mapleton: 16.4 (14.4–18.7)
Utah County (South) V2: 21.5 (19.6–23.6)
Payson: 17.0 (15.6–18.6)
Park City: 6.6 (5.7–7.6)
Summit County (East): 15.6 (13.5–18.0)
Wasatch County: 10.5 (9.5–11.6)
Daggett and Uintah County: 12.8 (11.7–14.0)
Duchesne County: 12.8 (11.3–14.5)
Nephi/Mona: 15.8 (13.6–18.4)
Delta/Fillmore: 13.4 (11.3–15.9)
Sanpete Valley: 13.5 (12.0–15.2)
Central (Other): 14.1 (12.6–15.7)
Richfield/Monroe/Salina: 13.0 (11.4–14.9)
Carbon County: 10.2 (8.8–11.6)
Emery County: 11.4 (9.4–13.7)
Grand County: 8.8 (7.1–10.9)
Blanding/Monticello: 10.6 (8.4–13.2)
San Juan County (Other): 7.4 (5.6–9.7)
St. George: 11.2 (10.6–11.8)
Washington Co (Other) V2: 13.0 (11.0–15.2)
Washington City: 13.2 (12.0–14.5)
Hurricane/La Verkin: 12.8 (11.5–14.1)
Ivins/Santa Clara: 9.9 (8.5–11.5)
Cedar City: 12.7 (11.8–13.6)
Southwest LHD (Other): 10.9 (9.7–12.2)
State of Utah: 13.0 (12.9–13.1)
U.S.: 10.7
Data Notes
To get more information on Utah Small Area definitions, go to https://ibis.utah.gov/ibisph-view/pdf/resource/UtahSmallAreaInfo.pdf.
U.S. Final 2023 data.
Data Sources
Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Population estimates used linear interpolation of U.S. Census Bureau, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute population estimates, and ESRI ZIP Code data provided annual population estimates for ZIP Code areas by sex and $\text{and}$ age groups, IBIS Version 2023
National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Birth rates by local health district, Utah, 2023
Local health district | Number of births per 1,000 residents | Lower Limit | Upper Limit
Record Count: 15
Bear River: 13.7 (13.2–14.2)
Central: 13.9 (13.1–14.7)
Davis County: 12.4 (12.0–12.7)
Salt Lake County: 11.6 (11.5–11.8)
San Juan: 10.6 (9.0–12.4)
Southeast: 10.1 (9.1–11.1)
Southwest: 12.0 (11.6–12.4)
Summit: 9.1 (8.2–10.0)
Tooele: 14.1 (13.3–14.9)
TriCounty: 12.7 (11.8–13.6)
Utah County: 16.6 (16.3–16.9)
Wasatch: 10.4 (9.4–11.4)
Weber-Morgan: 12.3 (11.9–12.7)
State of Utah: 13.0 (12.9–13.1)
U.S.: 10.7
Data Notes
U.S. final 2023 data
Data Sources
Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
For years 2010 and later, the population estimates are provided by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Utah state and county annual population estimates are by single year of age and sex, IBIS Version 2023
National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
References and community resources
Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Osterman MJK. Births: provisional data for 2023. Vital Statistics Rapid Release; no 35. April 2024. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/151797.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Natality on CDC WONDER Online Database. Data are from the Natality Records 2016-2
2023, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/natality-expanded-current.html on Sep 25, 2024 12:12:34 PM.
Hanley GE, Hutcheon JA, Kinniburgh BA, and Lee K. Interpregnancy Interval and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes An Analysis of Successive Pregnancies. Obstetrics & Gynecology; vol 129 no 3. 2017. Accessed at https://beforeandbeyond.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/SIPI-and-Longitudinal-Adverse-Preg-Outcomes-Hanley-2017.pdf on 11/4/2019.
Interpregnancy care. ACOG. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/obstetric-care-consensus/articles/2019/01/interpregnancy-care#:~:text=Women%20should%20be%20advised%20to,pregnancy%20sooner%20than%2018%20months.
More Resources and Links
Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these websites:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WONDER database, a system for disseminating public health data and information.
United States Census Bureau data dashboard.
Utah Healthy Places Index, evidence-based and peer-reviewed tool, supports efforts to prioritize equitable community investments, develop critical programs and policies across the state, and much more.
County Health Rankings
Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts
Medical literature can be queried at PubMed library.
Page Content Updated On 10/01/2024,
Published on 10/03/2024
Maternal and Infant Health Program, Office of Maternal and Child Health, Utah Department of Health and Human Services | Phone: 801-273-2871 | Website: mihp.utah.gov | Contact: Nickee Andjelic | Email: npalacios@utah.gov
