Health in Utah, United States: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Utah was 79.0 years in 2022, 9th longest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 77.5 years), according to NCHS state life tables.

Life expectancy at birth

79.0 years

2022

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births

5.16

2024

Drug overdose deaths per 100,000

20.3

2024

Suicides per 100,000

19.5

2024

People without health insurance

8.3%

2024

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment

321,779

June 2026

Adults with obesity

31.0%

2024

How long do men and women live in Utah?

Women in Utah could expect to live 80.9 years and men 77.3 years at 2022 death rates, a gap of 3.6 years (U.S.: 80.2 for women, 74.8 for men).

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Is life expectancy in Utah going up?

Life expectancy in Utah was 78.2 years in 2021, so the 2022 figure is up 0.8 years; nationally it rose from 76.4 to 77.5 years.

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How long do people live after 65 in Utah?

A 65-year-old in Utah could expect to live another 19.0 years in 2022 (19.8 for women, 18.2 for men); 18th longest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 18.9).

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

What is the infant mortality rate in Utah?

241 babies died before their first birthday in Utah in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 5.16 per 1,000 live births; joint 18th lowest among the 50 states and DC. In 2019 the rate was 5.27 (249 deaths).

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

How many people die of drug overdoses in Utah?

674 people died of drug overdoses in Utah in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 20.3 per 100,000 people; 19th lowest among the 50 states and DC. The rate was 21.4 in 2023 (693 deaths) and 18.9 in 2019.

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Are overdose deaths falling in Utah?

CDC provisional data count about 646 drug overdose deaths in Utah in the 12 months to May 2026, down 6.5% on the 12 months to May 2025 (691); nationally the count went from 75,094 to 66,478. These counts are predicted values that allow for deaths still being investigated.

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How many overdose deaths in Utah involve fentanyl?

Synthetic opioids other than methadone, mainly fentanyl, were involved in 267 of the 638 reported overdose deaths in Utah in the 12 months to May 2026 (42%), and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine in 282 (44%). A death can involve more than one drug.

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How many people die of heart disease in Utah?

Heart disease killed 4,622 people in Utah in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 160.5 per 100,000; 22nd highest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 146.5).

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What is the cancer death rate in Utah?

Cancer caused 3,732 deaths in Utah in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 117.4 per 100,000; 2nd lowest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 117.2).

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What is the suicide rate in Utah?

665 people in Utah died by suicide in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 19.5 per 100,000; 11th highest among the 50 states and DC. In 2019 the rate was 21.2 (654 deaths).

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How many gun deaths are there in Utah?

Firearms were involved in 454 deaths in Utah in 2024, including suicides, homicides and accidents: an age-adjusted rate of 13.3 per 100,000, 24th lowest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 12.8).

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How many people in Utah have no health insurance?

8.3% of people in Utah, about 289,000, had no health insurance in 2024; 18th highest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 8.2%). That is up 0.3 percentage points on 2023 (8.0%), according to the American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many children in Utah are uninsured?

6.6% of children under 19 in Utah were uninsured in 2024, against 10.7% of adults aged 19 to 64 (U.S.: 6.0% and 11.3%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people in Utah are on Medicaid?

6.8% of residents of Utah were covered only by Medicaid or another means-tested public plan in 2024, and 56.1% only by employer-based insurance (U.S.: 14.5% and 45.3%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people are on Medicaid in Utah?

321,779 people were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in Utah in June 2026 (preliminary state data reported to CMS), down 5.3% on June 2025 (339,725); across the 50 states and DC the total was 73.17 million.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

How much has Medicaid enrollment in Utah changed since the pandemic?

In March 2023, the last month before states resumed removing people who no longer qualified after the pandemic, Utah had 486,792 Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, so enrollment has fallen 33.9% since then (50 states and DC: down 22.5%).

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How many children are on Medicaid in Utah?

Children made up 159,898 of the Medicaid and CHIP enrollees in Utah in June 2026 (50%), and adults enrolled in Medicaid numbered 161,881. Utah has expanded Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act.

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What is the obesity rate in Utah?

31.0% of adults in Utah had obesity (a body mass index of 30 or more) in the 2024 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey; 11th lowest among the 49 states and DC with data. In 2015 the figure was 24.5%; the median across the states and DC was 34.2% in 2024.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

How many people smoke in Utah?

5.7% of adults in Utah smoked cigarettes in 2024 (the lowest among the 49 states and DC with data; state median 11.6%), down from 9.1% in 2015. 6.9% used e-cigarettes.

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How many people have diabetes in Utah?

8.7% of adults in Utah had been told by a doctor they have diabetes, and 15.1% described their health as fair or poor, in 2024; the diabetes share is 3rd lowest among the 49 states and DC with data (state medians: 12.0% and 18.6%).

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How many people in Utah cannot afford to see a doctor?

In 2024, 16.8% of adults in Utah said they had done no physical activity or exercise outside work in the past month, and 13.1% said that in the past year they had needed to see a doctor but could not because of the cost (state medians: 21.8% and 11.5%).

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How common is depression in Utah?

11.3% of adults in Utah reported binge drinking in 2024, and 23.8% had ever been told they have a depressive disorder (state medians: 15.5% and 22.0%).

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How Utah compares with other states

Life expectancy at birth (2022)

Utah ranks 9 of 51, highest first. NCHS state life tables

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth
6	California	79.3 years
7	Minnesota	79.3 years
8	Rhode Island	79.2 years
9	Utah	79.0 years
10	New Hampshire	78.7 years
11	Colorado	78.5 years
12	Washington	78.4 years

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Life expectancy at age 65 (2022)

Utah ranks 19 of 51, highest first. Further years of life expected at 65

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at age 65
16	New Hampshire	19.1 years
17	Montana	19.1 years
18	Maryland	19.0 years
19	Utah	19.0 years
20	Idaho	19.0 years
21	Nebraska	18.9 years
22	Arizona	18.8 years

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)

Utah ranks 34 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
31	Maryland	5.53
32	Arizona	5.40
33	Nevada	5.34
34	Utah	5.16
35	New Mexico	5.16
36	Oregon	4.93
37	Washington	4.79

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Utah ranks 33 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
30	Florida	21.3
31	New York	21.3
32	Hawaii	21.0
33	Utah	20.3
34	New Jersey	20.2
35	Wyoming	20.1
36	Wisconsin	19.8

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months to May 2026 (provisional) (2025-2026)

Utah ranks 33 of 51, highest first. Predicted provisional counts

Rank	Region	Drug overdose deaths, 12 months to May 2026 (provisional)
30	Alabama	783
31	Oklahoma	781
32	West Virginia	663
33	Utah	646
34	Kansas	462
35	Mississippi	416
36	Arkansas	374

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Utah ranks 22 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
19	Pennsylvania	162.4
20	North Dakota	161.1
21	Kansas	160.9
22	Utah	160.5
23	Wisconsin	160.1
24	Vermont	157.6
25	Maine	156.4

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Utah ranks 50 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
45	New Mexico	126.2
46	Connecticut	123.5
47	Colorado	122.2
48	New Jersey	121.6
49	New York	118.5
50	Utah	117.4
51	Hawaii	115.8

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Suicides per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Utah ranks 11 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
8	Colorado	20.8
9	Oregon	20.0
10	Nevada	19.6
11	Utah	19.5
12	Maine	19.2
13	North Dakota	19.2
14	Arkansas	19.0

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Firearm deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Utah ranks 28 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Firearm deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
25	Ohio	14.6
26	Oregon	14.2
27	Texas	13.9
28	Utah	13.3
29	Virginia	12.8
30	Florida	12.7
31	Illinois	12.4

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

People without health insurance (2024)

Utah ranks 18 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey, civilian noninstitutionalized population

Rank	Region	People without health insurance
15	Montana	8.8%
16	North Carolina	8.6%
17	Kansas	8.5%
18	Utah	8.3%
19	Alabama	8.2%
20	South Dakota	8.1%
21	Colorado	7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Children under 19 without health insurance (2024)

Utah ranks 16 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey

Rank	Region	Children under 19 without health insurance
13	Kansas	7.0%
14	North Dakota	6.7%
15	Missouri	6.6%
16	Utah	6.6%
17	Tennessee	6.5%
18	Indiana	6.1%
19	New Mexico	6.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, June 2026 (2026-06)

Utah ranks 40 of 51, highest first. CMS performance indicator data (preliminary)

Rank	Region	Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, June 2026
37	Hawaii	391,710
38	Nebraska	330,435
39	Maine	327,698
40	Utah	321,779
41	Idaho	307,060
42	Rhode Island	283,863
43	District of Columbia	237,170

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

Change in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment since March 2023 (2023-03 to 2026-06)

Utah ranks 49 of 51, highest first. March 2023 was the last month of pandemic continuous enrollment

Rank	Region	Change in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment since March 2023
45	Idaho	-33.3%
46	Indiana	-33.7%
47	New Hampshire	-33.8%
48	Texas	-33.9%
49	Utah	-33.9%
50	Louisiana	-34.0%
51	Montana	-37.7%

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more) (2024)

Utah ranks 40 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence; Tennessee did not report for 2024

Rank	Region	Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more)
37	Washington	31.5%
38	Rhode Island	31.1%
39	New Hampshire	31.1%
40	Utah	31.0%
41	Montana	31.0%
42	Florida	29.6%
43	New York	29.5%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults who currently smoke cigarettes (2024)

Utah ranks 50 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence

Rank	Region	Adults who currently smoke cigarettes
44	New Jersey	8.6%
45	District of Columbia	8.5%
46	Hawaii	8.1%
47	Washington	7.9%
48	Maryland	7.8%
49	California	7.6%
50	Utah	5.7%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults ever told they have diabetes (2024)

Utah ranks 48 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence

Rank	Region	Adults ever told they have diabetes
44	Alaska	9.4%
45	Idaho	9.3%
46	Vermont	8.9%
47	Montana	8.7%
48	Utah	8.7%
49	District of Columbia	8.4%
50	Colorado	8.4%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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