Key takeaways:
- The number of babies born in the US in 2022 was lower than in 2021
- The teen birthrate in the US reached another record low in 2022, with a 3% decrease from the previous year
- Since 2007, the teen birthrate has decreased by about 8% per year
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Thursday that the number of babies born in the United States in 2022 was lower than in 2021, suggesting that the rebound in births following the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.
According to the CDC’s initial analysis of data from birth certificates issued last year, an estimated 3,661,220 babies were born in the U.S. in 2022. This is a very small difference compared to the total number of births in 2021, which was 3,664,292.
The teen birthrate in the U.S. also reached another record low in 2022, with a 3% decrease from the previous year. This is a smaller decrease than in previous years, and experts suggest that this could indicate that the nation is reaching a plateau due to years of progress.
Since 2007, the teen birthrate has decreased by about 8% per year. Brady Hamilton, a statistician and demographer at the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, said, “They can’t get any lower.”
The CDC’s report provides insight into the nation’s birthrate and the progress that has been made in recent years. It is likely that the number of babies born in the U.S. will remain relatively stable in the coming years.
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