At a glance
- Find Iowa birth and death statistics from the National Vital Statistics System.
- Marriage and divorce rates also are available for Iowa.
Key health measures
Health measure
11.8 births per 1,000 females 15-19 years of age
5.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth (in 2021)
77.7 years
5.2 per 1,000
1.9 per 1,000
Heart disease
Other birth data
Birth-related health measure
Data sources
Unless stated otherwise, Stats of the States features 2023 data. All 2023 data are final.
The CDC WONDER Online Database is the source of the 2023 National Vital Statistics System birth and death data featured in Stats of the States. This includes data about leading causes of death, firearm mortality, homicide, drug overdose mortality, and infant mortality.
Where ranked, states are categorized from highest rate to lowest rate. Mortality rankings and rates are based on 2023 age-adjusted death rates.
Differences by state do not account for state-specific population characteristics that may affect birth characteristics. In addition, although adjusted for variations in age-distribution and population size, differences by state do not account for other state specific population characteristics that may affect death rates.
When the number of births or deaths is small, differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates.
The National Center for Health Statistics publishes annual tables that are the source for marriage and divorce data featured in Stats of the States.
- Death rates are age-adjusted. Refer to Age Standardization of Death Rates: Implementation of the Year 2000 Standard for more detail.