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.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.How Are We Doing?
In 2021, there were 46,719 live births to Utah residents, a rate of 14.0 per 1,000 Utahns. The rate has steadily declined in the last decade, from 18.2 per 1,000 Utahns in 2011 to 14.0 in 2021.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
Utah continued to report a higher birth rate than the U.S., with 14.0 live births per 1,000 total population in 2021. The final U.S. birth rate in 2021 was 11.0 per 1,000 population, compared to 10.9 in 2020.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 final U.S. birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 in the United States in 2021 was 13.9 births per 1,000 females, down 7% from 2020 (15.0) and another record low. The Utah teen birth rate for those 15 through 19 years also decreased to a rate of 9.2 in 2021. A variety of educational and prevention activities are targeted to decrease teen birth rates.Available Services
Access to family planning services are available in Utah from several sources: community health centers, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, 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. A 2018 Utah law allows pharmacies to dispense three types of contraception - pills, patch, or ring - through a statewide standing order issued by the Utah Department of Health. People 18 years and older can go to any participating pharmacy to receive their pills, patch, or ring directly from the pharmacist. For more information and to see a list of participating pharmacies, see [https://mihp.utah.gov/birthcontrol]. Beginning January 1, 2022, a pharmacist may prescribe self-administered hormonal contraception - pills, patch, or ring - to people 18 years and older. Contact your pharmacist for more information. 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/] Follow Power Your Life on:[[br]] Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/poweryourlifeut][[br]] Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/poweryourlifeut/]Related Indicators
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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:
Graphical Data Views
Utah vs. U.S. | Year | Number of births per 1,000 residents | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | ||
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Record Count: 22 | ||||||
Utah | 2011 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 18.3 | ||
Utah | 2012 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 18.2 | ||
Utah | 2013 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.7 | ||
Utah | 2014 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.6 | ||
Utah | 2015 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.2 | ||
Utah | 2016 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.7 | ||
Utah | 2017 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.8 | ||
Utah | 2018 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.1 | ||
Utah | 2019 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.7 | ||
Utah | 2020 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.2 | ||
Utah | 2021 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | ||
U.S. | 2011 | 12.7 | ||||
U.S. | 2012 | 12.6 | ||||
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 |
Data Notes
U.S. final 2021 data. Utah's birth rate for 2021 is from the final data.Data Sources
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on-line data - CDC WONDER
- The population estimates used linear interpolation of U.S. Census Bureau, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and ESRI ZIP Code data for annual population estimates for ZIP Code areas by sex and age groups, IBIS Version 2021
- Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
- National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Age Group | Birth rate per 1,000 women in the same age group | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
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Record Count: 6 | ||||||
15-19 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.7 | |||
20-24 | 75.0 | 73.5 | 76.6 | |||
25-29 | 130.1 | 128.1 | 132.1 | |||
30-34 | 96.5 | 94.8 | 98.2 | |||
35-39 | 46.5 | 45.3 | 47.7 | |||
40-44 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 12.2 |
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
- The population estimates used linear interpolation of U.S. Census Bureau, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and ESRI ZIP Code data for annual population estimates for ZIP Code areas by sex and age groups, IBIS Version 2021
- Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Race | Rate per 1,000 population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
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Record Count: 5 | ||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 9.8 | 9.0 | 10.7 | |||
Asian | 13.4 | 12.6 | 14.1 | |||
Black, African American | 17.4 | 16.3 | 18.6 | |||
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 11.3 | 10.3 | 12.5 | |||
White | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.9 |
Data Sources
- The population estimates used linear interpolation of U.S. Census Bureau, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and ESRI ZIP Code data for annual population estimates for ZIP Code areas by sex and age groups, IBIS Version 2021
- Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Hispanic Ethnicity | Rate per 1,000 population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
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Record Count: 3 | ||||||
Hispanic/Latino | 16.6 | 16.3 | 17.0 | |||
Non-Hispanic/Latino | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.1 | |||
All Ethnicities | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 |
Data Sources
- The population estimates used linear interpolation of U.S. Census Bureau, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and ESRI ZIP Code data for annual population estimates for ZIP Code areas by sex and age groups, IBIS Version 2021
- Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Utah Small Areas | Number of live births per 1,000 total population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
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Record Count: 101 | ||||||
Brigham City | 12.7 | 11.4 | 14.1 | |||
Box Elder Co (Other) V2 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 14.6 | |||
Tremonton | 16.4 | 14.7 | 18.4 | |||
Logan V2 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 15.2 | |||
North Logan | 16.2 | 14.7 | 17.8 | |||
Cache (Other)/Rich (All) V2 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 14.4 | |||
Hyrum | 20.1 | 17.5 | 23.1 | |||
Smithfield | 17.7 | 15.6 | 19.9 | |||
Ben Lomond | 14.4 | 13.5 | 15.4 | |||
Weber County (East) | 11.3 | 10.3 | 12.4 | |||
Morgan County | 12.3 | 10.4 | 14.3 | |||
Ogden (Downtown) | 14.6 | 13.5 | 15.7 | |||
South Ogden | 12.2 | 11.1 | 13.4 | |||
Roy/Hooper | 13.0 | 12.0 | 14.1 | |||
Riverdale | 12.6 | 11.3 | 14.0 | |||
Clearfield Area/Hooper | 14.7 | 13.9 | 15.6 | |||
Layton/South Weber | 13.7 | 12.9 | 14.5 | |||
Kaysville/Fruit Heights | 10.6 | 9.7 | 11.7 | |||
Syracuse | 13.6 | 12.4 | 14.9 | |||
Centerville | 12.1 | 10.6 | 13.8 | |||
Farmington | 10.9 | 9.6 | 12.3 | |||
North Salt Lake | 17.7 | 16.0 | 19.6 | |||
Woods Cross/West Bountiful | 13.1 | 11.4 | 15.0 | |||
Bountiful | 13.1 | 12.1 | 14.2 | |||
SLC (Rose Park) | 11.0 | 10.0 | 12.1 | |||
SLC (Avenues) | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.1 | |||
SLC (Foothill/East Bench) | 10.4 | 9.1 | 11.9 | |||
Magna | 15.3 | 13.9 | 16.8 | |||
SLC (Glendale) V2 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 15.7 | |||
West Valley (Center) | 14.5 | 13.5 | 15.6 | |||
West Valley (West) V2 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 14.0 | |||
West Valley (East) V2 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 15.6 | |||
SLC (Downtown) V2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.4 | |||
SLC (Southeast Liberty) | 8.6 | 7.4 | 9.9 | |||
South Salt Lake | 12.9 | 11.6 | 14.3 | |||
SLC (Sugar House) | 10.3 | 9.2 | 11.4 | |||
Millcreek (South) | 10.2 | 8.9 | 11.6 | |||
Millcreek (East) | 12.3 | 10.9 | 13.8 | |||
Holladay V2 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 13.0 | |||
Cottonwood | 10.0 | 9.1 | 11.0 | |||
Kearns V2 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 15.9 | |||
Taylorsville (E)/Murray (W) | 12.8 | 11.7 | 14.0 | |||
Taylorsville (West) | 13.4 | 12.3 | 14.6 | |||
Murray | 14.9 | 13.6 | 16.2 | |||
Midvale | 16.2 | 14.8 | 17.6 | |||
West Jordan (Northeast) V2 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 13.6 | |||
West Jordan (Southeast) | 12.8 | 11.7 | 14.0 | |||
West Jordan (W)/Copperton | 13.6 | 12.6 | 14.6 | |||
South Jordan V2 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 12.1 | |||
Daybreak | 13.5 | 12.4 | 14.7 | |||
Sandy (West) | 13.5 | 12.2 | 14.8 | |||
Sandy (Center) V2 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 13.9 | |||
Sandy (Northeast) | 9.5 | 8.3 | 10.8 | |||
Sandy (Southeast) | 7.8 | 6.8 | 8.8 | |||
Draper | 10.4 | 9.5 | 11.3 | |||
Riverton/Bluffdale | 15.8 | 14.7 | 16.9 | |||
Herriman | 17.9 | 16.9 | 19.0 | |||
Tooele County (Other) | 13.6 | 12.0 | 15.4 | |||
Tooele Valley | 14.2 | 13.2 | 15.2 | |||
Eagle Mountain/Cedar Valley | 26.2 | 24.7 | 27.7 | |||
Lehi | 19.3 | 18.4 | 20.3 | |||
Saratoga Springs | 21.0 | 19.6 | 22.5 | |||
American Fork | 15.9 | 14.9 | 17.0 | |||
Alpine | 10.1 | 8.3 | 12.2 | |||
Pleasant Grove/Lindon | 14.1 | 13.2 | 15.1 | |||
Orem (North) | 17.0 | 15.7 | 18.3 | |||
Orem (West) | 23.3 | 21.9 | 24.7 | |||
Orem (East) | 15.1 | 13.6 | 16.7 | |||
Provo/BYU | 11.3 | 10.5 | 12.3 | |||
Provo (West City Center) | 19.7 | 18.3 | 21.2 | |||
Provo (East City Center) | 14.4 | 13.2 | 15.6 | |||
Salem City | 14.7 | 12.5 | 17.2 | |||
Spanish Fork | 16.5 | 15.4 | 17.7 | |||
Springville | 19.7 | 18.3 | 21.2 | |||
Mapleton | 12.0 | 10.1 | 14.2 | |||
Utah County (South) V2 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 24.4 | |||
Payson | 16.3 | 14.9 | 17.8 | |||
Park City | 8.1 | 7.1 | 9.2 | |||
Summit County (East) | 15.2 | 13.1 | 17.5 | |||
Wasatch County | 10.8 | 9.7 | 11.9 | |||
Daggett and Uintah County | 14.6 | 13.3 | 15.8 | |||
Duchesne County | 13.2 | 11.7 | 14.9 | |||
Nephi/Mona | 17.8 | 15.3 | 20.6 | |||
Delta/Fillmore | 13.4 | 11.3 | 15.9 | |||
Sanpete Valley | 13.1 | 11.6 | 14.8 | |||
Central (Other) | 15.8 | 14.3 | 17.5 | |||
Richfield/Monroe/Salina | 12.8 | 11.1 | 14.7 | |||
Carbon County | 11.1 | 9.7 | 12.6 | |||
Emery County | 11.3 | 9.3 | 13.6 | |||
Grand County | 10.0 | 8.1 | 12.2 | |||
Blanding/Monticello | 13.8 | 11.3 | 16.8 | |||
San Juan County (Other) | 8.2 | 6.2 | 10.6 | |||
St. George | 12.7 | 12.0 | 13.4 | |||
Washington Co (Other) V2 | 12.0 | 10.1 | 14.3 | |||
Washington City | 12.1 | 10.9 | 13.4 | |||
Hurricane/La Verkin | 11.0 | 9.9 | 12.3 | |||
Ivins/Santa Clara | 9.9 | 8.5 | 11.4 | |||
Cedar City | 12.8 | 11.8 | 13.8 | |||
Southwest LHD (Other) | 12.6 | 11.3 | 14.0 | |||
State of Utah | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | |||
U.S. | 11.0 |
Data Notes
To get more information on Utah Small Area definitions, go to [http://ibis.health.utah.gov/pdf/resource/UtahSmallAreaInfo.pdf]. U.S. Final 2021 data.Data Sources
- The population estimates used linear interpolation of U.S. Census Bureau, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and ESRI ZIP Code data for annual population estimates for ZIP Code areas by sex and age groups, IBIS Version 2021
- Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
- National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Birth rates by Local health district, Utah, 2021

Local Health District | Number of births per 1,000 residents | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Note | ||
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Record Count: 15 | ||||||
Bear River | 14.8 | 14.3 | 15.3 | |||
Central | 14.5 | 13.7 | 15.4 | |||
Davis County | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.9 | |||
Salt Lake County | 12.8 | 12.6 | 13.0 | |||
San Juan | 12.8 | 11.0 | 14.8 | |||
Southeast | 10.9 | 9.9 | 12.0 | |||
Southwest | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.8 | |||
Summit | 10.0 | 9.1 | 11.0 | |||
Tooele | 14.0 | 13.2 | 14.9 | |||
TriCounty | 14.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | |||
Utah County | 17.7 | 17.4 | 18.0 | |||
Wasatch | 10.5 | 9.5 | 11.7 | |||
Weber-Morgan | 13.1 | 12.7 | 13.5 | |||
State of Utah | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | |||
U.S. | 11.0 | 2021 Final Data |
Data Notes
U.S. final 2021 dataData Sources
- The population estimates used linear interpolation of U.S. Census Bureau, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and ESRI ZIP Code data for annual population estimates for ZIP Code areas by sex and age groups, IBIS Version 2021
- Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
- National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
References and Community Resources
Osterman MJK, Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Driscoll AK, Valenzuela CP. Births: Final data for 2021. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 72, no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2023. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:122047. 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
Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:- 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 Map, evidence-based and peer-reviewed and 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 StateHealthFacts.org
- Medical literature can be queried at PubMedlibrary.
Page Content Updated On 02/01/2023,
Published on 02/01/2023