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The preterm birth rate among Black individuals increased annually from 11.12% in 2014 to 12.51% in 2021, followed by a decline to 12.34% in 2022. ... the preterm birth rate for White people ...
After a few decades of stability, the US fertility rate is falling. Nationwide, between 2007 and 2022, fertility rates dropped by about 19%, according to CDC data. The health of the economy—as ...
The other aberration from this otherwise steady decline in teen birth rates is the 6% decrease in birth rates for 15- to 19-year-olds between 2008 and 2009. [100] Despite these years of decrease, U.S. teen birth rates are still higher than in other developed nations. [100] Racial differences prevail with teen birth and pregnancy rates as well.
The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ranking list is based on the data of the 2024 World Population Data Sheet [6] published online. The PRB [7] is a private, nonprofit organization which informs people around the world about population, health and the environment for research or academic purposes. It was founded in 1929.
The estimates also mark a stark contrast to the record low growth rate of 0.2% in 2021, a time when countries were restricting travel because of COVID-19, the U.S. Census Bureau said.
As of 2009, the average birth rate (unclear whether this is the weighted average rate per country [with each country getting a weight of 1], or the unweighted average of the entire world population) for the whole world is 19.95 per year per 1000 total population, a 0.48% decline from 2003's world birth rate of 20.43 per 1000 total population.
This is likely due to the birth rate declining among people of color. For example, between 1990 and 2010, the birth rate declined 29% among Blacks, 25 percent among Asians, 21% among Hispanics, but only 5% among White people. [55] If this trend continues the White birth rate will surpass the Black birth rate in a few years.
The birth rate in major U.S. cities is lower than the national average. Across all locations, the average rate of women aged 15 to 50 having a child in 2022 is 5.2%, compared to 5.0% in major cities.