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US fertility rate dips over 4% from 2020, reaching another record low

By Haley Victory Smith
Published May 5, 2021 7:02pm ET
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US fertility rate dips over 4% from 2020, reaching another record low
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. CHINA HAS A BIG […]

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.

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