Document Type

Report

Publication Date

7-14-2026

Publication Title

Health Fact Sheet No. 49

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

3

Abstract

This fact sheet reports 2024 data on the overall birth rate and birth-related health measures in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. This fact sheet includes information from the National Center for Health Statistics, “Statistics by State” subsection related to birth. This subsection focuses on fertility rates, teen birth rates, infant mortality rates, births to unmarried mothers, cesarean deliveries, pre-term births, and infants with low birth weight.

Keywords

Fertility rates; Birth rates; Teen births; Infants; Arizona; Colorado; New Mexico; Nevada; Utah

Disciplines

Health Policy | Maternal and Child Health | Population Health | Public Affairs | Social Welfare

File Format

pdf

File Size

124 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Mitchell, S., Faris, M., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2026). Fertility and Birth Rates in the Mountain West, 2024. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Health Fact Sheet No. 49, 1-3.


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