Infant Mortality Dashboard

This data dashboard provides access to statistical information based primarily on aggregate data from Wisconsin birth records. 2022 is the most recent year of data currently available. The data are updated annually, and were last updated January, 1, 2023.

Wisconsin Stat. ch. 69 mandates the State Registrar in the Department of Health Services (DHS) to supervise and direct the collection of birth data. This statute also requires DHS to issue annual statistics based on the data.

Some of the data presented on this page also rely on other data sources, including death records, fetal death reports, and reports of induced terminations of pregnancy. Wisconsin Stat. ch. 69 also governs the collection and use of these kinds of data. See the technical notes, P-01161 (PDF) for more information on the data presented on this page.

Key findings

Wisconsin’s three-year average infant mortality rate (2020–2022) was 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births.
The leading cause of mortality for infants overall in Wisconsin from 2020–2022 was congenital malformations, but for neonatal infants the was short gestation or low birthweight, while the leading cause of postneonatal deaths were sudden unexpected infant deaths.
The age group with the highest infant mortality rate during the 2020–2022 period (18.3 infant deaths per 1,000 live births) occurred among persons under the age of 17 who gave birth.

Suggested citation: Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics. Wisconsin Vital Records Data Dashboard, https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/stats/births/infant-mortality.htm. Infant Mortality Dashboard, accessed MM/DD/YYYY.

Key findings

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