Characteristics of Persons Who Gave Birth 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-011611, for more information on the data presented on this page.

Key findings

In 2022, 64% of all births in Wisconsin are from persons aged 25 to 34 years old.
In 2022, persons who identified as white, held a bachelor’s degree or higher, or paid with private insurance accounted for the highest percentages of births in their respective categories.
In 2018, the fertility rate for persons aged 30 to 34 years old surpassed the rate for those aged 25 to 29 years old.
Fertility rates for persons ages 15 to 19 years old have steadily declined over the past 30 years, falling from 43.8 births per 1,000 persons who gave birth in 1991 to 9.8 births per 1,000 persons who gave birth in 2022.
Age-specific fertility rates are decreasing among the age groups that fall under 29 years of age.

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/birth-char.htm. Characteristics of Persons Who Gave Birth Dashboard, accessed MM/DD/YYYY.

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