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Microcephaly (from Neo-Latin microcephalia, from Ancient Greek μικρός mikrós "small" and κεφαλή kephalé "head" [2]) is a medical condition involving a smaller-than-normal head. [3] Microcephaly may be present at birth or it may develop in the first few years of life. [3]
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. ... Despite a small family size, the birth rate cracks the top 10 in ...
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. [102] Despite these years of decrease, U.S. teen birth rates are still higher than in other developed nations. [102] Racial differences prevail with teen birth and pregnancy rates as well.
This is a list of U.S. states, federal district, and territories by total fertility rate. Total Fertility Rate by U.S. state in 2021 according to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention Fertility rate by State 2008 - 2020
The declining fertility rate became more concerning following the Great Recession between 2007 and 2009, when fertility rates dropped below 2.1 children per woman.
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is a U.S. government agency that provides statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the public health of the American people. It is a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System .
The estimated “replacement fertility rate,” or the number of births required to maintain or increase the population, is 2.1 live births per woman. While the fertility rate was just above this ...
Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.8 10: Europe and Central Asia: 1.7 13: North America: 1.6 11: East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income) 1.5 12: East Asia and Pacific: 1.5 14: Central Europe and the Baltics: 1.5 States’ size: 1: Pacific Island small states: 3.2 2: Other small states: 2.8 3: Small states: 2.6 4 ...