Births/Natality
(Data
are for U.S. for year indicated)
Number of
births: 4,138,349
Birth
rate: 14.0 per 1,000 population
Total
fertility
rate: 66.7 births per 1000 women
Percent
born low birthweight: 8.2
Percent
unmarried: 36.9
Mean
age at first birth: 25.2
Source: Births: Final Data for
2005, Tables C, 1, 10, 32
More data
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data
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Statistics of the United States
Related
links
Reproductive
health links
National
Survey of Family Growth
Links
to State Health Departments
The
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
This page last reviewed
July 31, 2008
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