With few exceptions, birth rates are falling worldwide. What does this mean? Put simply, the fertility rate describes the average number of children a woman is expected to have over the course of her life, if exposed to the ...
Apr 23, 2026
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The number of births and general fertility rate decreased 1% from 2024 to 2025 in the United States, according to an April Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Apr 9, 2026
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U.S. births fell a little in 2025, according to newly posted provisional data.
Feb 7, 2026
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As South Korea's physician shortage has intensified, the government has leaned on targeted grants and financial incentives to preserve essential services, particularly obstetric care. Yet despite sustained investment, many ...
Feb 3, 2026
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Fewer babies are being born in the U.S., and experts are worried what that portends for the future.
Apr 24, 2025
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U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don't see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline.
Mar 18, 2025
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From 1990 to 2023, there was a decrease in the number of births and, in general, total fertility rates (GFRs and TFRs), according to the National Vital Statistics Reports.
Mar 11, 2025
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying increases in both birth rates and infant mortality in states that implemented complete or six-week ...
Researchers at the University of Houston say fertility rates in states that passed sweeping abortion bans after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark reversal of Roe. v. Wade are higher than states without bans.
Oct 8, 2024
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The birth rate in the United States was essentially unchanged from 2021 to 2022, according to the April 4 National Vital Statistics Reports.
Apr 6, 2024
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