Births/Natality (Data are for U.S. in 2002) Number of births: 4,021,726 Birth rate: 13.9 per 1,000 population Fertility rate: 64.8 per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years Percent born low birthweight: 7.8 Birth rate to unmarried women: 43.7 per 1,000 unmarried women aged 15-44 years Source: Births: Final Data for 2002 More data Live births, birth rates and fertility rates by race, 1940-2001 Births: Final Data for 2002, table 1 Live births by age of mother, live-birth order, and race Births: Final Data for 2002, table 2 Fertility rates and birth rates by age of mother, live-birth order, and race Births: Final Data for 2002, table 3 Related links National Survey of Family Growth Links to State Health Departments
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