United States Facts
(Data are for years in parentheses)

bullet graphicBirths: 4,019,280 (2002)

bullet graphicFertility rate: 64.8 per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years (2002)

Source:  Births: Preliminary Data for 2002    

bullet graphicDeaths: 2,447,864 (2002)

bullet graphicDeath rate: 848.9 per 100,000 U.S. standard population (2002)

Source:  Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2002  

bullet graphicMarriages and divorces

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