Births in the United States, 2023.

Objectives: This report presents 2023 data on U.S. births compared with 2022 and 2021 for several key demographic and maternal and infant characteristics.

Births: Final Data for 2022.

Objectives- This report presents 2022 data on U.S. births by selected characteristics.

Births in the United States, 2022.

This report presents selected highlights from 2022 final birth data on key demographic, healthcare utilization, and infant health indicators. The number of births, general fertility rates (GFRs) (births per 1,000 females aged 15-44), age-specific birth rates (births per 1,000 women in specified age group), and cesarean delivery and preterm (less than 37 weeks of gestation) birth rates are presented. Results for 2020, 2021, and 2022 are shown for all births to describe changes in birth patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic years (1,2).

Births: Final Data for 2021.

Objectives-This report presents 2021 data on U.S. births according to a variety of characteristics.

Births in the United States, 2021.

This report presents selected highlights from 2021 final birth data on key demographic, healthcare use, and infant health indicators. The number of births, general fertility rates (GFRs) (births per 1,000 females aged 15-44), age-specific birth rates (births per 1,000 females in specified age group), vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) delivery rates, and preterm (less than 37 weeks of gestation) birth rates are presented. Results for 2019, 2020, and 2021 are shown for all births to provide context for changes in birth patterns noted during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (1,2).

Births in the United States, 2020.

This report presents selected highlights from 2020 final birth data on key demographic, health care utilization, and infant health indicators. General fertility rates (births per 1,000 women aged 15-44), age-specific birth rates (births per 1,000 women in specified age group), low-risk (nulliparous, term, singleton, cephalic births) cesarean delivery, and preterm (less than 37 weeks of gestation) birth rates are presented. All indicators are compared between 2019 and 2020 and shown for all births.

2021Total Fertility Rates, by Maternal Educational Attainment and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2019.

Objective-This report presents 2019 total fertility rates for the United States, by educational attainment and race and Hispanic origin of mother. Methods-Descriptive tabulations of the total fertility rate by educational attainment of mother for the United States are presented and described. The total fertility rate is the average number of children a group of women would expect to have at the end of their reproductive lifetimes.

Births: Final Data for 2019.

Objectives-This report presents 2019 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics.

Births in the United States, 2019.

This report presents selected highlights from 2019 final birth data on key demographic, health care utilization, and infant health indicators. General fertility rates (the number of births per 1,000 women aged 15-44), prenatal care timing (the percentage of mothers with first trimester care), source of payment for the delivery (the percentage of births covered by Medicaid), and preterm birth rates are presented. All indicators are compared between 2018 and 2019 and are presented for all births and for the three largest race and Hispanic-origin groups: non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic.

State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017-2018.

Objectives-This report presents changes in state-specific birth rates for teenagers between 2017 and 2018 by race and Hispanic origin of mother. Methods-Data are from birth certificates of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.

Educational Attainment of Mothers Aged 25 and Over: United States, 2017.

Maternal education has been shown to be associated with the number of children a woman has during her childbearing years, as well as maternal and infant health (1-5). Using 2017 national birth certificate data, this report describes educational attainment of mothers aged 25 and over, overall and by race and Hispanic origin and state, and the mean numbers of live births by mothers' educational attainment.

Births: Final Data for 2017.

Objectives-This report presents 2017 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics.

Total Fertility Rates by State and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017.

Objectives-This report presents 2017 total fertility rates by state of residence and race and Hispanic origin of mother for the United States. Methods-Data are from birth certificates of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Total fertility rates, the expected number of lifetime births per 1,000 women given current birth rates by age, are shown by state for all births, and for non-Hispanic single-race white, non-Hispanic single-race black, and Hispanic women for 2017.

Trends in Fertility and Mother's Age at First Birth Among Rural and Metropolitan Counties: United States, 2007-2017.

Since the most recent peak in the total fertility rate (the estimated number of lifetime births expected per 1,000 women) in 2007, the United States has experienced a decreasing total fertility rate and an increasing mean, or average, age of mothers at first birth (1-4). Previous research shows rural areas have persistently higher fertility and worse birth outcomes compared with metropolitan (metro) areas (2,5-8). This report describes trends and differences in total fertility rates and mean maternal age at first birth overall, and by race and Hispanic origin, between rural and small or medium metro, and rural and large metro counties, from 2007 through 2017.

National Center for Health Statistics Data Presentation Standards for Proportions.

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) disseminates information on a broad range of health topics through diverse publications. These publications must rely on clear and transparent presentation standards that can be broadly and efficiently applied. Standards are particularly important for large, cross-cutting reports where estimates cannot be individually evaluated and indicators of precision cannot be included alongside the estimates.

Births in the United States, 2017.

This report presents selected highlights from 2017 final birth data on key demographic, health care utilization, and infant health indicators. General fertility rates (the number of births per 1,000 females aged 15-44 years) and teen birth rates are presented by race and Hispanic origin. The use of Medicaid as the source of payment for the delivery and preterm birth rates are presented by the age of the mother.

National Center for Health Statistics Guidelines for Analysis of Trends.

Many reports present analyses of trends over time based on multiple years of data from National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) surveys and the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). Trend analyses of NCHS data involve analytic choices that can lead to different conclusions about the trends. This report discusses issues that should be considered when conducting a time trend analysis using NCHS data and presents guidelines for making trend analysis choices.

Births: Final Data for 2016.

This report presents 2016 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics.

Declines in Births to Females Aged 10-14 in the United States, 2000-2016.

The birth rate for teen mothers aged 15-19 declined 57% from 2000 through 2016. During this time, the rate for young adolescent mothers aged 10-14 also declined. Childbearing by very young mothers is a matter of public concern because of the elevated health risks for these mothers and their infants and the socioeconomic consequences.

Births in the United States, 2016.

This report presents several key demographic and maternal and infant health indicators using 2016 final birth data. Trends in the general fertility rate (the number of births per 1,000 women aged 15–44), age-specific birth rates, cesarean delivery, preterm, and triplet and higher-order multiple birth rates are presented by age of mother. For each indicator, data for 2016 are compared with 2015, and also with a year representing a recent high or low rate.

Hot spots, cluster detection and spatial outlier analysis of teen birth rates in the U.S., 2003-2012.

Teen birth rates have evidenced a significant decline in the United States over the past few decades. Most of the states in the US have mirrored this national decline, though some reports have illustrated substantial variation in the magnitude of these decreases across the U.S.

Trends and Variations in Reproduction and Intrinsic Rates: United States, 1990-2014.

Objective-This report presents trends in reproduction and intrinsic rates from 1990 through 2014. In addition, total fertility and gross reproduction rates by race and Hispanic-origin group are presented from 1990 through 2014, and net reproduction and intrinsic rates for selected race and Hispanic-origin group are presented from 2006 through 2014. Methods-Tabular and graphic data on the trends in the reproduction and intrinsic rates for the United States, by race and Hispanic origin of mother, are presented and described.