Complete Health Indicator Report of General fertility rate
Definition
Number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.Numerator
Number of live births.Denominator
Total number of women aged 15-44 years in the population.Data Interpretation Issues
The age range can be slightly different, so it is important to note what age range is being used especially if comparison with other rates is contemplated.Why Is This Important?
The general fertility rate is a more precise measure of tracking birth rate patterns among Utah and U.S. women than is the crude birth rate. While the crude birth rate and the general fertility rate both look at the total number of live births among the population, the crude birth rate is calculated using the total population including the young, old, male, and female. The general fertility rate is calculated using only females of reproductive age - defined as ages 15 through 44 years - residing in Utah during a specified time period. This results in a more sensitive indicator with which to study population growth and change.How Are We Doing?
Utah's general fertility rate peaked in 2007, with a rate of 95.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15 through 44 years of age. The rate has steadily declined since 2007 to 58.7 in 2023.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
The general fertility rate for the U.S. has also declined since 2007, with a rate of 54.5 per 1,000 women aged 15-44 in 2023. In 2023, the Utah general fertility rate of 58.7 was higher than the U.S. general fertility rate of 54.5.What Is Being Done?
Fertility rates are a measure of population growth and can be impacted by economic, social, environmental, and/or demographic factors.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, 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 and Human Services. 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]. Preconception and interpregnancy health information are available from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services at [https://mihp.utah.gov/].Related Indicators
Related Relevant Population Characteristics Indicators:
Health Care System Factors
Access to family planning services are available in Utah from several sources: community health centers, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, Family Planning Elevated, 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 and Human Services. People who are are 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].Related Health Care System Factors Indicators:
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. Research has shown that short intervals (less than 18 months) and long intervals (60+ months) were associated with higher risks of negative health outcomes for mother and baby. [[br]] [[br]] ---- 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 10/21/2021.Graphical Data Views
General fertility rates, Utah vs. U.S., 2013-2023
| Utah vs. U.S. | Year | Number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 22 | ||||||
| Utah | 2013 | 80.2 | 79.5 | 80.9 | ||
| Utah | 2014 | 79.4 | 78.8 | 80.1 | ||
| Utah | 2015 | 77.3 | 76.6 | 78.0 | ||
| Utah | 2016 | 75.3 | 74.7 | 76.0 | ||
| Utah | 2017 | 71.0 | 70.4 | 71.7 | ||
| Utah | 2018 | 67.8 | 67.2 | 68.4 | ||
| Utah | 2019 | 66.1 | 65.5 | 66.7 | ||
| Utah | 2020 | 63.4 | 62.9 | 64.0 | ||
| Utah | 2021 | 63.4 | 62.8 | 64.0 | ||
| Utah | 2022 | 60.9 | 60.3 | 61.4 | ||
| Utah | 2023 | 58.7 | 58.2 | 59.3 | ||
| U.S. | 2013 | 62.5 | ||||
| U.S. | 2014 | 62.9 | ||||
| U.S. | 2015 | 62.5 | ||||
| U.S. | 2016 | 62.0 | ||||
| U.S. | 2017 | 60.3 | ||||
| U.S. | 2018 | 59.1 | ||||
| U.S. | 2019 | 58.3 | ||||
| U.S. | 2020 | 56.0 | ||||
| U.S. | 2021 | 56.3 | ||||
| U.S. | 2022 | 56.0 | ||||
| U.S. | 2023 | 54.5 | ||||
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
Fertility rates by age, Utah, 2023
| Age group | Fertility 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
Data are based on the number of live births per 1,000 women in the same age group.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
General fertility rates by Utah Small Area, 2023
| Utah Small Areas | Number of live births per 1,000 women ages 15-44 | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 101 | ||||||
| Brigham City | 61.0 | 54.6 | 67.8 | |||
| Box Elder Co (Other) V2 | 61.5 | 52.2 | 72.0 | |||
| Tremonton | 80.0 | 71.6 | 89.2 | |||
| Logan V2 | 49.8 | 46.4 | 53.3 | |||
| North Logan | 57.5 | 52.0 | 63.5 | |||
| Cache (Other)/Rich (All) V2 | 62.7 | 56.1 | 69.9 | |||
| Hyrum | 84.5 | 73.3 | 97.0 | |||
| Smithfield | 70.8 | 62.3 | 80.3 | |||
| Ben Lomond | 60.0 | 56.1 | 64.2 | |||
| Weber County (East) | 49.6 | 44.8 | 54.8 | |||
| Morgan County | 59.0 | 49.8 | 69.4 | |||
| Ogden (Downtown) | 67.8 | 62.9 | 73.0 | |||
| South Ogden | 58.8 | 53.6 | 64.4 | |||
| Roy/Hooper | 54.6 | 50.2 | 59.3 | |||
| Riverdale | 54.0 | 48.2 | 60.3 | |||
| Clearfield Area/Hooper | 62.6 | 59.0 | 66.4 | |||
| Layton/South Weber | 59.1 | 55.8 | 62.6 | |||
| Kaysville/Fruit Heights | 52.6 | 47.8 | 57.8 | |||
| Syracuse | 54.8 | 49.8 | 60.1 | |||
| Centerville | 45.8 | 38.7 | 53.8 | |||
| Farmington | 42.9 | 37.6 | 48.7 | |||
| North Salt Lake | 68.3 | 61.0 | 76.3 | |||
| Woods Cross/West Bountiful | 54.8 | 47.6 | 62.8 | |||
| Bountiful | 61.1 | 56.3 | 66.3 | |||
| SLC (Rose Park) | 55.0 | 50.0 | 60.4 | |||
| SLC (Avenues) | 31.9 | 27.3 | 37.1 | |||
| SLC (Foothill/East Bench) | 47.3 | 41.0 | 54.3 | |||
| Magna | 76.5 | 70.2 | 83.2 | |||
| SLC (Glendale) V2 | 65.2 | 58.3 | 72.7 | |||
| West Valley (Center) | 59.5 | 55.0 | 64.3 | |||
| West Valley (West) V2 | 56.0 | 50.6 | 61.7 | |||
| West Valley (East) V2 | 65.6 | 61.0 | 70.4 | |||
| SLC (Downtown) V2 | 22.2 | 19.6 | 24.9 | |||
| SLC (Southeast Liberty) | 32.2 | 27.5 | 37.5 | |||
| South Salt Lake | 53.5 | 48.0 | 59.6 | |||
| SLC (Sugar House) | 43.9 | 39.5 | 48.6 | |||
| Millcreek (South) | 49.1 | 42.6 | 56.4 | |||
| Millcreek (East) | 42.4 | 36.8 | 48.5 | |||
| Holladay V2 | 48.5 | 42.6 | 55.0 | |||
| Cottonwood | 49.3 | 44.4 | 54.5 | |||
| Kearns V2 | 62.6 | 57.6 | 67.8 | |||
| Taylorsville (E)/Murray (W) | 64.9 | 59.5 | 70.6 | |||
| Taylorsville (West) | 53.9 | 49.0 | 59.2 | |||
| Murray | 55.1 | 50.4 | 60.2 | |||
| Midvale | 56.8 | 51.9 | 62.1 | |||
| West Jordan (Northeast) V2 | 52.3 | 47.2 | 57.9 | |||
| West Jordan (Southeast) | 49.6 | 45.0 | 54.6 | |||
| West Jordan (W)/Copperton | 49.2 | 45.6 | 53.1 | |||
| South Jordan V2 | 46.9 | 42.4 | 51.9 | |||
| Daybreak | 53.6 | 49.2 | 58.2 | |||
| Sandy (West) | 51.3 | 46.3 | 56.7 | |||
| Sandy (Center) V2 | 54.4 | 48.7 | 60.7 | |||
| Sandy (Northeast) | 48.6 | 42.1 | 55.8 | |||
| Sandy (Southeast) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 47.1 | |||
| Draper | 44.9 | 41.1 | 49.1 | |||
| Riverton/Bluffdale | 54.2 | 50.2 | 58.4 | |||
| Herriman | 68.5 | 64.6 | 72.5 | |||
| Tooele County (Other) | 66.2 | 58.4 | 74.8 | |||
| Tooele Valley | 64.8 | 60.6 | 69.4 | |||
| Eagle Mountain/Cedar Valley | 93.2 | 88.2 | 98.4 | |||
| Lehi | 77.6 | 73.8 | 81.6 | |||
| Saratoga Springs | 84.1 | 79.1 | 89.3 | |||
| American Fork | 72.8 | 68.2 | 77.7 | |||
| Alpine | 46.5 | 37.6 | 56.9 | |||
| Pleasant Grove/Lindon | 62.6 | 58.4 | 66.9 | |||
| Orem (North) | 74.1 | 68.4 | 80.1 | |||
| Orem (West) | 64.9 | 60.7 | 69.2 | |||
| Orem (East) | 55.4 | 49.1 | 62.2 | |||
| Provo/BYU | 34.3 | 31.4 | 37.4 | |||
| Provo (West City Center) | 72.1 | 66.5 | 78.0 | |||
| Provo (East City Center) | 34.6 | 31.6 | 37.9 | |||
| Salem City | 74.7 | 64.2 | 86.6 | |||
| Spanish Fork | 70.1 | 65.3 | 75.2 | |||
| Springville | 80.8 | 74.7 | 87.2 | |||
| Mapleton | 78.5 | 68.7 | 89.3 | |||
| Utah County (South) V2 | 99.5 | 90.4 | 109.2 | |||
| Payson | 79.0 | 72.3 | 86.1 | |||
| Park City | 35.6 | 30.9 | 40.9 | |||
| Summit County (East) | 84.1 | 72.8 | 96.7 | |||
| Wasatch County | 53.2 | 48.1 | 58.7 | |||
| Daggett and Uintah County | 62.7 | 57.2 | 68.6 | |||
| Duchesne County | 67.5 | 59.5 | 76.2 | |||
| Nephi/Mona | 78.1 | 66.9 | 90.6 | |||
| Delta/Fillmore | 75.5 | 63.4 | 89.3 | |||
| Sanpete Valley | 61.6 | 54.8 | 69.0 | |||
| Central (Other) | 80.7 | 72.2 | 89.9 | |||
| Richfield/Monroe/Salina | 69.8 | 60.7 | 79.9 | |||
| Carbon County | 53.6 | 46.6 | 61.4 | |||
| Emery County | 62.4 | 51.5 | 75.0 | |||
| Grand County | 50.5 | 40.4 | 62.3 | |||
| Blanding/Monticello | 51.2 | 40.6 | 63.7 | |||
| San Juan County (Other) | 38.4 | 28.9 | 49.9 | |||
| St. George | 57.2 | 54.0 | 60.5 | |||
| Washington Co (Other) V2 | 81.8 | 69.3 | 95.9 | |||
| Washington City | 66.2 | 60.2 | 72.7 | |||
| Hurricane/La Verkin | 70.6 | 63.6 | 78.2 | |||
| Ivins/Santa Clara | 55.6 | 47.7 | 64.3 | |||
| Cedar City | 54.2 | 50.4 | 58.2 | |||
| Southwest LHD (Other) | 68.5 | 61.0 | 76.7 | |||
| State of Utah | 59.5 | 59.0 | 60.1 | |||
| U.S. | 54.5 | |||||
Data Notes
A description of the Utah Small Areas may be found on the Methodology and Guidelines page: [https://ibis.utah.gov/ibisph-view/resource/Guidelines.html].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 age groups, IBIS Version 2023
- National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
General fertility rates by local health district, Utah, 2023
| Local health district | Number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 15 | ||||||
| Bear River | 58.1 | 56.0 | 60.3 | |||
| Central | 71.8 | 67.7 | 76.1 | |||
| Davis County | 58.1 | 56.5 | 59.8 | |||
| Salt Lake County | 52.2 | 51.4 | 53.1 | |||
| San Juan | 53.7 | 45.6 | 62.7 | |||
| Southeast | 53.6 | 48.5 | 59.0 | |||
| Southwest | 62.8 | 60.7 | 64.9 | |||
| Summit | 50.7 | 45.8 | 55.9 | |||
| Tooele | 65.3 | 61.5 | 69.2 | |||
| TriCounty | 61.7 | 57.3 | 66.3 | |||
| Utah County | 67.0 | 65.8 | 68.2 | |||
| Wasatch | 53.0 | 47.9 | 58.5 | |||
| Weber-Morgan | 57.9 | 56.0 | 59.9 | |||
| State of Utah | 58.7 | 58.2 | 59.9 | |||
| U.S. | 54.5 | |||||
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].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 10/02/2024