The 2024 Vital Statistics data (Birth and Death record data) are now available on HHDW.org. The Birth Record data are composed of variables extracted from birth certificates of live births as captured by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH), Office of Health Status Monitoring (OHSM). It provides information about the birth, the infant, and the parents. The population estimates used for population-based birth rates come from the U.S. Census.
The Death Record data come from variables extracted from death certificates collected by the OHSM in the DOH. It includes information about the decedent, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, and cause of death. Data are available by count (number of deaths) and rate (crude and age-adjusted).
Below are some highlights from the 2024 Birth Record data in Hawaiʻi:
- There were 14,964 births, slightly higher than in 2023 (14,849) but fewer than in any of the past 21 years.
- 10.1% of babies born were preterm (before 37 weeks gestation). This percentage increases to 23.7% among women who had no prenatal care.
- 9.0% of babies born had a low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams). The percentages were highest among those ages 15-19 years (12.6%) and those 40-44 years (12.2%).
- The teen birth rate continues to decline from 23.5 per 1,000 girls ages 15-19 in 2012 to 11.0 per 1,000 in 2024.
Here are a few highlights from the 2024 Death Record data in Hawaiʻi:
- There were 12,883 deaths, with 12,455 of those deaths among residents (96.7%).
- The leading causes of death were diseases of the heart (3,058 deaths), followed by malignant neoplasms (2,531 deaths), cerebrovascular diseases (869 deaths), and unintentional injuries (785 deaths).
- The age-adjusted death rate was 555.3 per 100,000 population.
- The age-adjusted death rate was 617.0 for Hawaiʻi County, followed by 569.9 in Maui County, 541.6 in Honolulu County, and 528.7 in Kauaʻi County.
- The age-adjusted death rate was 673.7 for males and 448.0 for females.
