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Description:Data from the National Vital Statistics System
● The U.S. general fertility rate declined 4%, from 58.3 to 56.0 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, from 2019 to 2020; rates declined for non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic women.
● Birth rates declined among women of all age groups 15–44 between 2019 and 2020 with the largest declines for women under age 25.
● The low-risk cesarean delivery rate rose from 25.6% in 2019 to 25.9% in 2020 with increases for each race and Hispanic-origin group.
● The U.S. preterm birth rate declined from 10.23% to 10.09% from 2019 to 2020.
This report presents selected highlights from 2020 final birth data on key demographic, health care utilization, and infant health indicators. General fertility rates (births per 1,000 women aged 15–44), age-specific birth rates (births per 1,000 women in specified age group), low-risk (nulliparous, term, singleton, cephalic births) cesarean delivery, and preterm (less than 37 weeks of gestation) birth rates are presented. All indicators are compared between 2019 and 2020 and shown for all births. General fertility rates (GFRs), low- risk cesarean and preterm birth rates are shown for the three largest race and Hispanic-origin groups: non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic. Fertility rates are shown by age of mother.
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Suggested citation: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK. Births in the United States, 2020. NCHS Data Brief, no 418. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2021
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