Births and Natality
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Data are for the U.S.
- Number of births: 3,945,875
- Birth rate: 12.2 per 1,000 population
- Fertility rate: 62.0 births per 1,000 women aged 15-44
- Percent born low birthweight: 8.2%
- Percent born preterm: 9.8%
- Percent unmarried: 39.8%
- Mean age at first birth: 26.6
Source: Births: Final Data for 2016, tables 1, 11, 13 [PDF – 1.1 MB]
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- Fertility of Men and Women Aged 15–44 in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011–2015 [PDF – 536 KB]
- Timing and Adequacy of Prenatal Care in the United States, 2016 [PDF – 359 KB]
- Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy: United States, 2016
- Maternal Characteristics of Prenatal WIC Receipt in the United States, 2016
- Trends and Variations in Reproduction and Intrinsic Rates: United States, 1990-2014 [PDF – 357 KB]
- Describing the Increase in Preterm Births in the United States, 2014–2016
- Birth Expectations of U.S. Women Aged 15–44
- Cause of Fetal Death: Data From the Fetal Death Report, 2014 [PDF – 602 KB]
- Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index by Maternal Characteristics and State: Data from the Birth Certificate, 2014 [PDF – 502 KB]
- Short Interpregnancy Intervals in 2014: Differences by Maternal Demographic Characteristics
- Mean Age of Mothers is on the Rise: United States, 2000–2014
- When Are Babies Born: Morning, Noon, or Night? Birth Certificate Data for 2013
- First Births to Older Women Continue to Rise
- Trends in Fetal and Perinatal Mortality in the United States, 2006–2012
- Trends in Out-of-Hospital Births in the United States, 1990–2012
- Births Resulting from Assisted Reproductive Technology: Comparing Birth Certificate and the National ART Surveillance System Data, 2011 [PDF – 668 KB]
- Interpregnancy Intervals in the United States: Data From the Birth Certificate and the National Survey of Family Growth [PDF – 314 KB]
- Newly Released Data From the Revised U.S. Birth Certificate, 2011 [PDF – 576 KB]
- Routine Prenatal Care Visits by Provider Specialty in the United States, 2009–2010
- 2010 Pregnancy Rates Among U.S. Women
- Pregnancy Rates for U.S. Women Continue to Drop
- Cohort Fertility Tables
- Page last reviewed: January 20, 2017
- Page last updated: March 31, 2017
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