According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
“The 2018 general fertility rate fell to another all-time low for the United States,” the report said.
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Researchers used data from the National Vital Statistics System, discovered that the general fertility rate dropped 2% between 2017 and 2018 among females aged 15 to 44.
Overall fertility dipped to 59.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44. In non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black women, it fell 2% in 2018, while a 3% drop in rates was observed in Hispanic women.
Teen pregnancy rates plunged to record lows,the report revealed. The rate dropped 7% from 2017 to 2018, falling from 18.8 per 1,000 to 17.4 per 1,000. Teen births in non-Hispanic black teenagers declined 4% in 2018, and 8% in non-Hispanic white and Hispanic teenagers.
US Fertility Rates Plunge To ‘All-Time Low,’ CDC Warns
Something isn’t right in the “greatest economy ever,” as the general fertility rate continues to drop in the US, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). “The 2018 general fertility rate fell to another all-time low for the United States,” the report said.