Births and Natality
(Data are for the U.S.)
- Number of births: 4,265,555
- Birth rate: 14.2 per 1,000 population
- Total fertility rate: 68.5 births per 1000 women
- Percent born low birthweight: 8.3%
- Percent unmarried: 38.5%
- Mean age at first birth: 25
Source: Births: Final Data for 2006, Tables 1, 10, 20, 32
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