Complete Health Indicator Report of Marriage and Divorce
Definition
Number of marriages/divorces per 1,000 persons.Numerator
Number of marriages/divorces.Denominator
Number of persons in population.Why Is This Important?
Marriage/divorce status is an important determinant of the social structure of a population. Studies have confirmed that marital status is among many health risk factors.How Are We Doing?
Generally speaking, the Utah marriage rate has experienced a fairly consistent downward trend since the year 2002 with a rate of 10.4. The Utah marriage rate did spike in 2015 with a rate of 8.1 and in 2016 with a rate of 9.0, and then in 2017 with a rate of 8.7. The rate in 2019 was 8.1. The Utah divorce rate remained fairly consistent with a general downward trend over the past 29 years with an average rate of 4.0. The rate was 3.6 in 2016, 3.4 in 2017, but the rate did go up to 3.5 in 2018.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
Over the past 29 years, Utah marriage rates have been much higher than U.S. rates, but the gap is closing. Utah and U.S. divorce rates have followed a similar steady but gradually declining trend since 1990. The Utah divorce rate is generally equal or a bit higher than that of the U.S. U.S. marriage and divorce rates are not yet reported for data year 2019.Related Indicators
Related Relevant Population Characteristics Indicators:
Graphical Data Views
Marriage and Divorce Rates, Utah and U.S., 1990-2019

Utah Marriages, Utah Divorces, U.S. Marriages, U.S. Divorces | Year | Number per 1,000 Persons | ||||
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Record Count: 117 | ||||||
Utah Marriages | 1990 | 11.2 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 1991 | 10.9 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 1992 | 10.9 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 1993 | 10.7 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 1994 | 10.7 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 1995 | 10.8 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 1996 | 11.1 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 1997 | 10.9 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 1998 | 10.6 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 1999 | 11.0 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2000 | 10.6 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2001 | 10.9 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2002 | 10.4 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2003 | 10.2 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2004 | 9.9 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2005 | 9.8 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2006 | 9.8 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2007 | 9.3 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2008 | 9.0 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2009 | 8.5 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2010 | 8.5 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2011 | 8.6 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2012 | 8.6 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2013 | 8.1 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2014 | 7.5 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2015 | 8.1 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2016 | 9.0 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2017 | 8.7 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2018 | 8.5 | ||||
Utah Marriages | 2019 | 8.1 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1990 | 5.2 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1991 | 4.9 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1992 | 5.1 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1993 | 4.7 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1994 | 4.6 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1995 | 4.4 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1996 | 4.3 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1997 | 4.3 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1998 | 4.1 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 1999 | 4.3 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2000 | 4.0 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2001 | 4.0 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2002 | 3.9 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2003 | 3.8 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2004 | 3.7 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2005 | 3.6 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2006 | 3.7 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2007 | 3.6 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2008 | 3.5 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2009 | 3.5 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2010 | 3.6 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2011 | 3.6 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2012 | 3.4 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2013 | 3.3 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2014 | 3.5 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2015 | 3.8 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2016 | 3.7 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2017 | 3.6 | ||||
Utah Divorces | 2018 | 3.8 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1990 | 9.8 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1991 | 9.4 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1992 | 9.3 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1993 | 9.0 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1994 | 9.1 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1995 | 8.9 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1996 | 8.8 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1997 | 8.9 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1998 | 9.0 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 1999 | 8.6 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2000 | 8.2 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2001 | 8.2 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2002 | 8.0 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2003 | 7.7 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2004 | 7.8 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2005 | 7.6 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2006 | 7.5 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2007 | 7.3 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2008 | 7.1 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2009 | 6.8 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2010 | 6.8 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2011 | 6.8 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2012 | 6.8 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2013 | 6.8 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2014 | 6.9 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2015 | 6.9 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2016 | 7.0 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2017 | 6.9 | ||||
U.S. Marriages | 2018 | 6.5 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1990 | 4.7 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1991 | 4.7 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1992 | 4.8 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1993 | 4.6 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1994 | 4.6 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1995 | 4.4 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1996 | 4.3 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1997 | 4.3 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1998 | 4.2 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 1999 | 4.2 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2000 | 4.0 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2001 | 4.0 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2002 | 3.9 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2003 | 3.8 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2004 | 3.7 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2005 | 3.6 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2006 | 3.7 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2007 | 3.6 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2008 | 3.5 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2009 | 3.5 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2010 | 3.6 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2011 | 3.6 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2012 | 3.4 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2013 | 3.3 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2014 | 3.2 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2015 | 3.1 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2016 | 3.0 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2017 | 2.9 | ||||
U.S. Divorces | 2018 | 2.9 |
Data Sources
- Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health
- Population Estimates: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through a collaborative agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau, IBIS Version 2018
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
More Resources and Links
Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these Websites:
- CDC Prevention Status Reports for all 50 states
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts.org
- CDC WONDER DATA2010, the Healthy People 2010 Database.
Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.
Page Content Updated On 12/04/2020,
Published on 12/23/2020