US fertility rate dips over 4% from 2020, reaching another record low
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(Worthy News) – The fertility rate in the United States dipped 4.3% from 2020, reaching another record low for the nation.
In 2019, the rate was 58.3 per 1,000 women but decreased to 55.8 per 1,000 women in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Among the age groups surveyed, birth rates among 15- to 19-year-olds saw the largest decrease, with a decline of 8.4%. Among 20- to 24-year-olds, the rate dropped by 5.7%, and among 30- to 34-year-olds, the rate dropped by 3.6%. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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