The CDC reports that the number of births last year dropped to its lowest in about three decades. Birth rates declined for nearly all age groups of women younger than 35 but rose for women in their late 30s and early 40s. Overall, the provisional number of births in 2018 for the United States was about 3.79 million, down 2% from the total in 2017. The finding marks the fourth year that the number of births has declined, after an increase in 2014.
The fertility rate has also declined. Last year it was 1,728 births per 1,000 women, a decrease of 2% from 2017 and a record low for the nation. The total fertility rate in 2018 was below what is considered the level needed for a population to replace itself.
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