Pregnancy Characteristics 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
- During the 2018–2022 period, the percent of persons in Wisconsin who gave birth with at least one pregnancy risk factor increased from 35.1% to 39.6%. Among Wisconsin persons who gave birth in 2022, 12.9 % experienced inadequate prenatal care (a decrease from 15.2% in 2018), and 8.4% were diagnosed with gestational diabetes (an increase from 7.1% in 2018).
- Persons who gave birth who identify as white were among the least likely to experience at least one pregnancy risk factor from 2018-2020 when compared to persons of other racial or ethnic backgrounds.
- The risk of gestational diabetes increased with age of the persons who gave birth.
- Gestational diabetes affected persons who gave birth who identify as Laotian/Hmong and Other Asian/Pacific Islander most often when compared to the other racial or ethnic groups. For example, 21.6% of Laotian/Hmong compared to 5.5% of Black in 2022.
- In 2022, 33.9% of persons who gave birth in Wisconsin had an interpregnancy interval of under 18 months. (Interpregnancy interval (IPI), is the number of months between a live birth and the conception of the next live birth.)
- There was a disparity in rates of adequate prenatal care among the different age groups. Persons of who gave birth 17 years old and under or those who were 45 and older were most likely to receive inadequate prenatal care in 2022 (34.7% for those who were 17 and younger, and 31.7% for those who were over the age of 45). The age group least likely to receive inadequate prenatal care were persons who gave birth between the ages of 30 and 34 (9.7%).
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/pregnancy-chars.htm. Pregnancy Characteristics Dashboard, accessed MM/DD/YYYY.
Related links
- Birth and mortality detailed data tables
- Reports and publications from previous years
- WISH Data Query System (births, infant deaths, and other topics)
- Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
- Copies of vital records
If you have any questions, please email the Division of Public Health Data Resource Center at DHSDPHDataResourceCenter@dhs.wisconsin.gov.