Births and Natality
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of births: 3,855,500
- Birth rate: 11.8 per 1,000 population
- Fertility rate: 60.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15-44
- Percent born low birthweight: 8.3%
- Percent born preterm: 9.9%
- Percent unmarried: 39.8%
- Mean age at first birth: 26.8
Source: Births: Final Data for 2017, tables 1, 11, 13 pdf icon[PDF – 1.1 MB]
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- Total Fertility Rates by State and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017 pdf icon[PDF – 922 KB]
- Trends in Fertility and Mother’s Age at First Birth Among Rural and Metropolitan Counties: United States, 2007-2017
- Timing and Adequacy of Prenatal Care in the United States, 2016 pdf icon[PDF – 359 KB]
- Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy: United States, 2016
- Maternal Characteristics of Prenatal WIC Receipt in the United States, 2016
- Describing the Increase in Preterm Births in the United States, 2014–2016
- Fertility of Men and Women Aged 15–44 in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011–2015 pdf icon[PDF – 536 KB]
- Birth Expectations of U.S. Women Aged 15–44
- Cause of Fetal Death: Data From the Fetal Death Report, 2014 pdf icon[PDF – 602 KB]
- Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index by Maternal Characteristics and State: Data from the Birth Certificate, 2014 pdf icon[PDF – 502 KB]
- Mean Age of Mothers is on the Rise: United States, 2000–2014
- Trends and Variations in Reproduction and Intrinsic Rates: United States, 1990-2014 pdf icon[PDF – 359 KB]
- When Are Babies Born: Morning, Noon, or Night? Birth Certificate Data for 2013
- Trends in Fetal and Perinatal Mortality in the United States, 2006–2012
- Births Resulting from Assisted Reproductive Technology: Comparing Birth Certificate and the National ART Surveillance System Data, 2011 pdf icon[PDF – 668 KB]
- Interpregnancy Intervals in the United States: Data From the Birth Certificate and the National Survey of Family Growth pdf icon[PDF – 314 KB]
- 2010 Pregnancy Rates Among U.S. Women
- Cohort Fertility Tables
Page last reviewed: January 20, 2017
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics