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Description:This report presents selected highlights from 2022 final birth data on key demographic, healthcare utilization, and infant health indicators. The number of births, general fertility rates (GFRs) (births per 1,000 females aged 15–44), age-specific birth rates (births per 1,000 women in specified age group), and cesarean delivery and preterm (less than 37 weeks of gestation) birth rates are presented. Results for 2020, 2021, and 2022 are shown for all births to describe changes in birth patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic years (1,2). Cesarean and preterm birth rates are shown for select race and Hispanic-origin groups.
Key findings
Data from the National Vital Statistics System
● The number of births in the United States was essentially unchanged from 2021 to 2022, following a rise of 1% from 2020 to 2021.
● The general fertility rate declined 1% in 2022 to 56.0 births per 1,000 females aged 15–44, following an increase of 1% from 2020 to 2021.
● Birth rates declined for age groups 15–19 and 20–24 and rose for age groups 25–29 and 35–44 between 2021 and 2022, similar to the pattern seen for 2020 to 2021.
● The cesarean delivery rate was 32.1% in 2022, unchanged from 2021. The rate rose 1% from 2020 to 2021.
● The preterm birth rate declined 1% in 2022 to 10.38%, following an increase of 4% from 2020 to 2021.
Suggested citation: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK. Births in the United States, 2022. NCHS Data Brief, no 477. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2023. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/ cdc:131354.
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