Utah ranks lowest in sexual satisfaction rates among couples: A study described in Readers Digest Magazine lists Utah at the bottom of sexual satisfaction rate among couples.
Utah has the Highest Melanoma (Skin Cancer) Rate: Utah has the highest Melanoma rate in the nation. While the church doesn't cause skin cancer, the Priesthood is supposed to be able to cure sickness. This statistic should not exist.
Mormons have a Higher Rate of Divorce Than Other Popular Religious Groups: Experts agree that the national divorce rate is difficult to calculate. The church often touts a low temple marriage divorce rate because they are reluctant to process temple divorces until both ex-spouses are ready to get temple-remarried. This gives them the ability to publish a skewed temple marriage divorce rate which sounds much lower than it really is. Real studies are expensive and not performed very often. One study by Barna in 1999 showed the Mormon divorce rate at 24%, which was just higher than Catholics and Lutherans who were at 21%. Ranked 14 highest state for divorce here.
Utah is Ranked Among the Highest States for Bankruptcy Rates: Utah is consistently ranked among the highest in bankruptcy rates. In 2017 it was ranked 5th highest in the nation.
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