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U.S. Births Dip to 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further Below Replacement Level
By Bill Chappell/ America/ The Two-Way: Breaking News from NPR/ National Public Radio/ npr.org
"The birth rate fell for nearly every group of women of reproductive age in the U.S. in 2017, reflecting a sharp drop that saw the fewest newborns since 1978, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 3,853,472 births in the U.S. in 2017 – "down 2 percent from 2016 and the lowest number in 30 years," the CDC said.
The general fertility rate sank to a record low of 60.2 births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 – a 3 percent drop from 2016, the CDC said in its tally of provisional data for the year.
The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate – the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.
In 2017, birth rates fell by 4 percent both for women from 20-24 years old and for women of ages 25-29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Seth Wenig/AP
Richard
By Bill Chappell/ America/ The Two-Way: Breaking News from NPR/ National Public Radio/ npr.org
"The birth rate fell for nearly every group of women of reproductive age in the U.S. in 2017, reflecting a sharp drop that saw the fewest newborns since 1978, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 3,853,472 births in the U.S. in 2017 – "down 2 percent from 2016 and the lowest number in 30 years," the CDC said.
The general fertility rate sank to a record low of 60.2 births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 – a 3 percent drop from 2016, the CDC said in its tally of provisional data for the year.
The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate – the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.
In 2017, birth rates fell by 4 percent both for women from 20-24 years old and for women of ages 25-29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Seth Wenig/AP
Richard