Iowa
Community Education Events
At community events, our Think Liver Think Life® team provides engaging, hands-on education about liver health and wellness. We connect with liver patients, their families, and the broader community to share the programs and resources offered by American Liver Foundation, and include a free, family‑friendly activity for children and adults to enjoy.
Liver Health Screenings
If you are uninsured or underinsured and at risk, you may be eligible for free testing. A listing of our partner sites offering testing is noted below:
State Liver Disease Facts
- 409 Iowans died from liver disease/cirrhosis in 2023.
- 7.5 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Iowa are liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer.
- 14 liver transplants were performed in 2025 with 18 people currently on the waiting list and 1 people who died waiting.
- 10.3% of adults in Iowa have diabetes.
- 37.8% of adults in Iowa are overweight or obese.
- 24.9% of adults in Iowa have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 42.3% of adults in Iowa consume less than one fruit per day.
- 23.1% of adults in Iowa consume less than one vegetable per day.
Citation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis Mortality by State. Retrieved from Cirrhosis and Other Chronic Liver Disease Mortality | Stats of the States | CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Cancer Statistics At a Glance. Retrieved from https://gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/#/AtAGlance/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021/2022). Chronic Disease Indicators. Retrieved from DPH CDI
- Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network. (2023). State Data. Retrieved from https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/data/view-data-reports/state-data/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Cancer Statistics. Retrieved from USCS Data Visualizations – CDC
- Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network. (2025). State Data. Retrieved from State data – OPTN