Utah DoH reports that Utah has a higher birth rate than the U.S.
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- Utah Department of Health Non-LDS
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Public Health Indicator Based Information System (IBIS), "Complete Health Indicator Report of Birth Rates," Utah Department of Health, November 4, 2021, accessed on March 17, 2022
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- Utah Department of Health
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- Utah Department of Health
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- Reading Public
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How Are We Doing?
In 2020, there were 45,724 live births to Utah residents, a rate of 14.1 per 1,000 Utahns. This is a small decrease from the 2019 birth rate of 14.6, and ultimately, the lowest birth rate in a decade.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
Utah continued to report a higher birth rate than the U.S., with 14.1 live births per 1,000 total population in 2020. The provisional U.S. birth rate in 2020 was 10.9 per 1,000 population, a decrease from the 2019 rate of 11.4.
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