Pregnancy Characteristics Dashboard
This data dashboard provides access to statistical information based primarily on aggregate data from Wisconsin birth records. 2024 is the most recent year of data currently available. The data are updated annually, and were last updated September 25, 2025.
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 dashboard technical notes (Word) for more information.
Key findings
- Since 2018, there has been a steady increase in the percentage of birthing people in Wisconsin with at least one pregnancy risk factor. Between 2018 and 2024 this value increased from 35.1% to 40.6%.
- Among Wisconsin residents who gave birth in 2024:
- 13.5 % received inadequate prenatal care,
- 8.8% were diagnosed with gestational diabetes, and
- 38.4% had an interpregnancy interval under 18 months.
- Birthing people who identify as white were among the least likely to experience at least one pregnancy risk factor (39.3%) and inadequate prenatal care (10.3%); birthing people who identify as Black were among least likely to be affected by gestational diabetes (5.9%), and other Asian or Pacific Islander-identifying birthing people were least likely to have a short interpregnancy interval (24.5%) in 2024.
- There was a disparity in rates of adequate prenatal care among the different age groups.
- Birthing people 17 years old and under and those who were 45 and older were most likely to receive inadequate prenatal care in 2024 (35.4% for those who were 17 and younger, and 26.5% for those who were over the age of 45).
- The age group least likely to receive inadequate prenatal care were birthing people between the ages of 30 and 34 (10.3%).
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, email the Division of Public Health Data Resource Center at DHSDPHDataResourceCenter@dhs.wisconsin.gov.