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Gone, baby, gone

By Timothy P. Carney
Published January 11, 2019 5:01am ET
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Gone, baby, gone
Former President Bill Clinton wipes his eye as his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, concedes her defeat to Republican Donald Trump on Nov. 9, 2016. | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

American women have averaged fewer and fewer babies every year this decade, and the latest numbers show the biggest drop yet. The total fertility rate in 2017 fell to 1.7655 babies per woman of childbearing age. The replacement level is 2.1. The number of babies born has been falling every year since 2007.

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