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Births in the United States, 2017
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August 2018
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Description:This report presents selected highlights from 2017 final birth data on key demographic, health care utilization, and infant health indicators. General fertility rates (the number of births per 1,000 females aged 15–44 years) and teen birth rates are presented by race and Hispanic origin. The use of Medicaid as the source of payment for the delivery and preterm birth rates are presented by the age of the mother. Data for 2017 are compared with 2016 for each indicator.
Data from the National Vital Statistics System
Key findings:
• The U.S. general fertility rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15–44) declined 3% between 2016 and 2017; rates declined for nearly all race and Hispanic-origin groups.
• The teen birth rate declined 7% from 2016 to 2017, to 18.8 births per 1,000 females aged 15–19. Rates fell for nearly
• all race and Hispanic-origin groups.
• Medicaid was the source of payment for 43.0% of all births in 2017, an increase of 1% from 2016, and it increased for all maternal age groups.
• The preterm birth rate rose 1% in 2017, with increases among births to women aged 25–34.
Suggested citation: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK. Births in the United States, 2017. NCHS Data Brief, no 318. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018.
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