Births and Infant Deaths

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This page provides access to statistical publications and other information based primarily on aggregate data from Wisconsin birth records. Chapter 69 of the Wisconsin Statutes mandates the State Registrar in the Department of Health Services to supervise and direct the collection of birth data. This statute also requires the Department to issue annual statistical reports based on the data.

Some of the publications on this page also rely on other data sources, including death records, fetal death reports, and reports of induced terminations of pregnancy. Chapter 69 also governs the collection and use of these kinds of data.

• Wisconsin Births and Infant Deaths, 2008  (PDF, 2433 KB) (Annual report) (November 2009)  
  
  
• Ten Most Popular First Names for Newborns, 2008
  (November 2009)  
  
  
• 2008 Births to Wisconsin Residents by County  
  (Annual table) (March 2009) 
  
  
• Births to Teens in Wisconsin, 2007 (PDF, 727 KB)
  (Annual report) (November 2008)
  
  
• Health Counts in Wisconsin:  Infant Health, 2007  (PDF, 78 KB)
  (Annual tables)  (November 2008)  
  
  
• Wisconsin Healthy Birth Outcomes Initiative
  
  
• Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
  
  
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality (fact sheet)
  (PDF, 83 KB) (February 2006)
  
  
• WISH data query system (births, infant deaths, and other topics)
  
  
• Data on Wisconsin Youth Sexual Behavior and Outcomes

Reports from Previous Years

Links to Related Sites

Copies of Vital Records

Last Revised:  November 17, 2009