National Vital
Statistics Reports
Volume 68, Number 13 November 27, 2019
Births: Final Data for 2018
by Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H., Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., Michelle J.K. Osterman, M.H.S., and Anne K. Driscoll, Ph.D.,
Division of Vital Statistics
Abstract
Objectives—This report presents 2018 data on U.S. births
according to a wide variety of characteristics. Trends in fertility
patterns and maternal and infant characteristics are described
and interpreted.
Methods—Descriptive tabulations of data reported on
the birth certificates of the 3.79 million births that occurred
in 2018 are presented. Data are presented for maternal age,
live-birth order, race and Hispanic origin, marital status, tobacco
use, prenatal care, source of payment for the delivery, method
of delivery, gestational age, birthweight, and plurality. Selected
data by mother's state of residence and birth rates by age also
are shown. Trend data for 2010 through 2018 are presented for
selected items. Trend data by race and Hispanic origin are shown
for 2016–2018.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
National Vital Statistics System
Figure 1. Number and rate of triplet and higher-order multiple births: United States, 1980–2018
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Results—3,791,712 births were registered in the United States
in 2018, down 2% from 2017. Compared with rates in 2017, the
general fertility rate declined to 59.1 births per 1,000 women
aged 15–44. The birth rate for females aged 15–19 fell 7% in
2018. Birth rates declined for women aged 20–34 and increased
for women aged 35–44. The total fertility rate declined to 1,729.5
births per 1,000 women in 2018. Birth rates for both married and
unmarried women declined from 2017 to 2018. The percentage
of women who began prenatal care in the first trimester of
pregnancy rose to 77.5% in 2018; the percentage of all women
who smoked during pregnancy declined to 6.5%. The cesarean
delivery rate decreased to 31.9% in 2018 following an increase
in 2017. Medicaid was the source of payment for 42.3% of all
2018 births, down 2% from 2017. The preterm birth rate rose
for the fourth straight year to 10.02% in 2018; the rate of low
birthweight was unchanged at 8.28%. Twin and triplet and
higher-order multiple birth rates declined in 2018 (Figure 1).
Keywords: birth certificate • maternal and infant health • birth
rates • maternal characteristics
Introduction
This report presents detailed data on numbers and
characteristics of births in 2018, birth and fertility rates, maternal
demographic and health characteristics, medical and health care
utilization, source of payment for the delivery, and infant health
characteristics. A report of provisional birth statistics for 2018
presented data on selected topics based on a sample of nearly all
(99.73%) 2018 births (1); a National Center for Health Statistics
Data Brief presented selected characteristics based on final data
for 2018 births (2).
The 2018 report marks the third year for which data for all 50
states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) are based on the 2003
revision of the U.S. Certificate of Live Birth. Also presented for the
third year are national data on race and Hispanic-origin categories
based on the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
standards (3), allowing for the presentation of data by single race
and Hispanic origin for 2016–2018. These race and Hispanic-origin
groups—non-Hispanic single-race white, non-Hispanic single-race
black or African American, non-Hispanic single-race American
Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN), non-Hispanic single-race Asian, and
non-Hispanic single-race Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
(NHOPI)—differ from the bridged-race categories shown in most
reports that are based on 2015 and earlier data. A comparison
between bridged and single-race data by selected characteristics is
shown in “Births: Final Data for 2016” (4).
In addition to the tabulations included in this report, more
detailed analysis is possible by using the annual natality public-use
file. The data file may be downloaded from: https://www.cdc.gov/
nchs/data_access/Vitalstatsonline.htm (5). The public-use file does
not include geographic detail, but a file with this information can be
provided upon request (6). Birth data may also be accessed via the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Wide-ranging
Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER). This easy-to-
use Web system makes CDC’s information resources available to
public health professionals and the public (7).
2003 revision of U.S. Standard Certificate of
Live Birth
Starting in 2016, all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam,
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and U.S. Virgin
Islands reported data based on the 2003 U.S. Certificate of
Live Birth. American Samoa continued to report based on the
1989 birth certificate revision. Internet-only tables on a number
of additional topics, such as births by attendant and place
and delivery, mean age of mother by live-birth order, maternal
prepregnancy body mass index, and infections during pregnancy
and maternal morbidity, are also available; see List of Detailed
Tables. For information on data quality, see reports that assessed
the quality of selected medical and health data from the 2003
revised birth certificate and the “User Guide to the 2018 Natality
Public Use File” (8–10).
Methods
Data shown in this report are based on 100% of the birth
certificates registered in all states and D.C. More than 99%
of births occurring in this country are registered (10). Tables
showing data by state also provide separate information for
Puerto Rico, Guam, and Northern Marianas. These areas,
however, are not included in totals for the United States. Data for
the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa were not available
for 2018.
The 2003 revision of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live
Birth allows the reporting of more than one race (multiple races)
for each parent (11) in accordance with the revised standards
issued by OMB in 1997 (3). Starting in 2016, all 50 states,
D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas, and U.S. Virgin
Islands reported race data in accordance with these 1997 OMB
standards that allow for the reporting of a minimum of five
race categories either by single race (i.e., reported alone) or in
combination (i.e., more than one race or multiple races) (3).
The race and Hispanic-origin groups shown in this report follow
the 1997 standards and differ from the bridged-race categories
shown in most previous reports that are based on data from
2015 and earlier (12). The new categories are: non-Hispanic
single-race white, non-Hispanic single-race black or African
American, non-Hispanic single-race AIAN, non-Hispanic single-
race Asian, non-Hispanic single-race NHOPI, and Hispanic. For
brevity, text references to non-Hispanic white or non-Hispanic
black women omit the term “single-race.” Because single-race
data are not available for the entire United States prior to 2016,
this report only makes comparisons by race for 2016–2018. For
more information on differences between single- and bridged-
race groups, see “Births: Final Data for 2016” (4).
Race and Hispanic origin are reported independently
on the birth certificate. Most tables in this report show
data for the categories of non-Hispanic single-race white,
non-Hispanic single-race black, and Hispanic. Selected tables also
include data for non-Hispanic single-race AIAN, non-Hispanic
single-race Asian, and non-Hispanic single-race NHOPI. Data
are also presented in some tables for specific Hispanic groups:
Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American,
and other and unknown Hispanic. Beginning with 2018, data
are presented for an additional Hispanic group, Dominican. Data
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an increase in 2014. Before that year, the number of births
declined steadily from 2007 through 2013 (12). Among the race
and Hispanic-origin groups, the number of births declined 1%
for Hispanic and 2% for non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic
black women, and 3% for non-Hispanic AIAN and non-Hispanic
Asian women from 2017 to 2018; the number of births for
non-Hispanic NHOPI women was essentially unchanged (Tables
1, 3, and 6). Among the specified Hispanic groups, births declined
3% for Mexican women in 2018, but rose 1% for Puerto Rican
and Central and South American women (Tables 4 and 7). The
number of births was essentially unchanged for Cuban women
in 2018.
Fertility rate
The general fertility rate (GFR) for the United States in
2018 was 59.1 births per 1,000 females aged 15–44, down 2%
from 2017 (60.3) and a record low rate for the nation (Table 1)
(12,13). This is the fourth year that the rate has declined following an
increase in 2014. From 2007 to 2013, the GFR declined steadily (12).
Among the race and Hispanic-origin groups, the GFR declined
for nearly all groups in 2018, down 2% for non-Hispanic white
and non-Hispanic black, 3% for non-Hispanic AIAN and Hispanic,
and 4% for non-Hispanic Asian females. The rate for non-Hispanic
NHOPI females was essentially unchanged from 2017 to 2018.
for this subgroup had previously been included in the category
“other and unknown Hispanic.”
Trend tables included in the detailed tables for this report
include the years 2010–2018; see List of Detailed Tables.
Longer-term trends previously shown in this report series can be
found in earlier-year reports (e.g., “Births: Final Data for 2015”) (12).
In this report, the total number of births includes births
to women up to age 64. In tables that include age of mother,
the oldest age groups shown (40–54, 45–49, 45–54, or 50–54)
include births to mothers up to age 64 (births to mothers 55–64
are recategorized as age group 50–54). For information on levels
of incomplete reporting by state, see the User Guide (10). For
information on the measurement of data items shown in this
report, and the Internet tables, imputation techniques used,
computation of derived statistics, and definitions of terms, see
the User Guide (10).
Demographic Characteristics
(Tables 1–12)
Births and birth rates
Number of births
In 2018, 3,791,712 births were registered in the United States,
down 2% (or 63,788) from 2017 (Table 1, Figure 2). This is the
fourth year that the number of births has declined following
Figure 2. Live births and general fertility rates: United States, 1970–2018
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Age of mother
Birth rates decreased for females aged 15–34, increased
for females aged 35–44, and were unchanged for females aged
10–14 and 45–49 from 2017 to 2018.
Teenagers—The birth rate for females aged 15–19 in the
United States in 2018 was 17.4 births per 1,000, down 7% from
2017 (18.8) and another record low (Table 2, Figure 3) (12–14).
Since 2009, the teen birth rate has fallen to a new low each year.
The rate for this group has declined 58% since 2007 (41.5),
the most recent high, and 72% since the 1991 high (61.8). The
number of births to teenagers aged 15–19 was 179,871 in 2018,
also down 7% from 2017 (194,377) (15).
The 2018 birth rates for teenagers aged 15–17 and 18–19
were 7.2 and 32.3 births per 1,000 females, respectively, down
9% and 8% from 2017, to record lows for both groups. Rates
for these age groups have fallen 67% and 55%, respectively,
since 2007, and by 81% and 66% since 1991. The birth rate for
females aged 10–14 was unchanged in 2018 at 0.2 births per
1,000 females.
Among race and Hispanic-origin groups, the birth rates for
teenagers aged 15–19 declined for nearly all groups in 2018:
down 4% for non-Hispanic black, 8% for non-Hispanic white and
Hispanic, 10% for non-Hispanic AIAN, and 15% for non-Hispanic
Asian teenagers. The rate for non-Hispanic NHOPI teenagers was
essentially unchanged from 2017 to 2018.
Women in their 20s—The birth rate for women aged 20–24
was 68.0 births per 1,000 women in 2018, down 4% from 2017
(71.0), and another record low (Table 2) (12,13). The rate for
women in this age group has declined steadily since 2006. The
number of births to women in their early 20s declined 5% from
2017 (15). The rate for women aged 25–29 was 95.3 births per
1,000 women, down 3% from 2017 (98.0). The rate for women
in this age group has declined for all but 1 year since 2007
(Table 2). The number of births to women in their late 20s was
down by 2% from 2017 to 2018 (see Tables 3 and 4 for 2018
data) (15).
Women in their 30s—The birth rate for women aged 30–34
was 99.7 births per 1,000 women in 2018, down 1% from 2017
(100.3) and the second decline in the rate since 2010 (12,13).
The 2018 rate for women aged 30–34 was higher than the rate
for women aged 25–29 for the third year since reliable national
records were available (1940) (12,13). The number of births
to women aged 30–34 was essentially unchanged from 2017
to 2018. The birth rate for women aged 35–39 was 52.6 births
per 1,000 women in 2018, up 1% from 2017 (52.3) after a brief
decline in the rate in 2017, the first since 2010 (Table 2). The
number of births to women aged 35–39 rose 2% in 2018 (see
Tables 3 and 4 for 2018 data) (15).
Women in their 40s—The birth rate for women aged
40–44 was 11.8 births per 1,000 women in 2018, up 2% from
2017 (11.6) (Table 2); the rate for this group has risen almost
continuously since 1985 (12,13). The number of births to women
in their early 40s rose 2% from 2017 to 2018. The birth rate for
women aged 45–49 (which includes births to women aged 50
and over) was 0.9 births per 1,000 women in 2018, unchanged
from 2017. The number of births to women aged 45 and over
was also unchanged from 2017 to 2018.
Women aged 50 and over—There were 959 births
to women aged 50 and over in 2018, up from 840 in 2017
(Table 3) (15). The number of births to women in this age group
has generally increased since 1997 (from 144 births), when data
for women aged 50 and over became available again. The birth
rate for women aged 50–54 rose to 0.9 births per 10,000 women
in 2018, from 0.8 in 2017. Because of the small number of births
to women in this age group, the birth rate for women aged 50–54
is expressed per 10,000 women. For rates shown elsewhere in
this report, births to women aged 50 and over are included with
births to women aged 45–49 when computing birth rates by age
of mother (the denominator for the rate is women aged 45–49).
Live-birth order
The first birth rate for the United States was 22.4 births per
1,000 females aged 15–44 in 2018, down 2% from 2017 (22.9)
(see Tables 3 and 4 for the number of births and Table 5 for birth
rates). First birth rates declined for females in their teens (down
6% for females aged 15–19) and 20s (down 2% each for women
aged 20–24 and 25–29), but rose for women in their 30s (up less
than 1% for women aged 30–34 and 1% for women aged 35–39)
and early 40s (up 4%). First birth rates for females aged 10–14
and 45–49 were unchanged in 2018 (15).
Mean age of mother
In 2018, the mean age of mothers at first birth was 26.9
years, an increase from 26.8 in 2017, and another record high
Figure 3. Birth rates, by age of mother: United States,
1990–2018
NOTE: Rates are plotted on a logarithmic scale.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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for the nation (Tables 11, 12, and I–6) (12,13). The mean age at
first birth is the arithmetic average of the age of mothers at the
time of birth and is computed directly from the frequency of first
births by age of mother. The increase in the mean age in 2018
reflects, in part, the decline in first births to females in their teens
and 20s, and the rise in first births to women in their 30s and
early 40s (15).
Mean age at first birth increased for nearly all race
and Hispanic-origin groups in 2018, rising to 23.5 years
for non-Hispanic AIAN, 25.0 for Hispanic, 25.1 for
non-Hispanic black, 27.7 for non-Hispanic white, and 30.5 for
non-Hispanic Asian women (Tables 11, 12, and I–6). The average
age at first birth for non-Hispanic NHOPI women was 24.7 in 2018,
essentially unchanged from 2017. Among the specified Hispanic
groups, average ages increased to 24.4 years for Mexican, 24.8
for Puerto Rican, and 27.7 for Cuban women, and were essentially
unchanged for Central and South American women (26.5).
Total fertility rate
The total fertility rate (TFR) for the United States in 2018
was 1,729.5 births per 1,000 women, down 2% from 2017
(1,765.5) (Table 2). This is the fourth year that the TFR has
declined following an increase in 2014. From 2007 to 2013, the
rate declined steadily. The TFR estimates the number of births
that a hypothetical group of 1,000 women would have over
their lifetimes, based on age-specific birth rates in a given year.
Because it is computed from age-specific birth rates, TFR is
age-adjusted and can be compared for populations across time,
population groups, and geographic areas.
Among the race and Hispanic-origin groups, the TFR
declined for nearly all groups in 2018, down 2% for non-Hispanic
white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic; 3% for non-Hispanic
AIAN; and 5% for non-Hispanic Asian women. The rate for
non-Hispanic NHOPI women was essentially unchanged from
2017 to 2018.
The TFR for the nation in 2018 remained below replacement,
the level at which a given generation can exactly replace itself
(generally considered to be 2,100 births per 1,000 women).
The U.S. TFR has generally been below replacement since
1971 (12,13). The TFR was below replacement for all race and
Hispanic-origin groups in 2018, except non-Hispanic NHOPI
women (2,106.5) (Table 2).
Births and birth rates by state
The GFR, the number of births per 1,000 females aged
15–44, declined from 2017 to 2018 by 1% to 3% in 25 states,
and by 4% to 6% in 10 states and D.C. (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington,
and Wyoming), rose for 2 states (New York and New Jersey), and
was essentially unchanged in 13 states (Connecticut, Delaware,
Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New
Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and West
Virginia). Rates among the states ranged from 47.2 births per
1,000 females aged 15–44 in Vermont to 73.6 in South Dakota.
(See Tables 6 and 7 for the number of births and Table 8 for birth
rates.) Among the U.S. territories, the GFR declined in Puerto
Rico, rose in Northern Marianas, and was essentially unchanged
in Guam. For the number of births by state in 2018, see Tables
6 and 7.
Birth rates for teenagers by state
In 2018, the birth rate for teenagers aged 15–19 declined in
38 states, with declines ranging from 4% for Indiana, Michigan,
and Missouri, to 19% for Montana. Rates were essentially
unchanged in the remaining 12 states and D.C. (Connecticut,
Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North
Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont,
and West Virginia). Rates among the states ranged from 7.2
births per 1,000 in Massachusetts to 30.4 in Arkansas (Table 8).
The wide range in state-specific teen rates is consistent with
patterns observed in previous analyses (14,16). Teen birth rates
declined in Puerto Rico, rose in Northern Marianas, and were
essentially unchanged for Guam. Rates among the territories
ranged from 19.3 births per 1,000 teenagers in Puerto Rico to
34.4 in Guam (Table 8).
Births to unmarried women
The birth rate for unmarried women was 40.1 births per 1,000
unmarried women aged 15–44 in 2018, down 2% from 2017
(41.0) (Table 10). The 2018 nonmarital birth rate was 23% lower
than the peak of 51.8 in 2007 and 2008 (12). (See Technical Notes
for description of the adjustments made to calculations of rates by
marital status beginning with 2017.)
The birth rate for married women also declined in 2018, to
85.6 per 1,000 married women aged 15–44, from 87.4 in 2017. The
marital birth rate declined 4% over the period 2005–2010 but rose
6% from 2010 through 2016 (12).
The percentage of all births to unmarried women was 39.6%
in 2018, down from 2017 (39.8%) and the lowest level since 2007
(12). The percentage of all births to unmarried women peaked in
2009 at 41.0% (12).
In 2018, the percentage of nonmarital births decreased
from 2017 for three race and Hispanic-origin groups:
non-Hispanic white (28.2% in 2018), Hispanic (51.8%), and non-
Hispanic AIAN women (68.2%). The percentage of nonmarital
births increased for non-Hispanic NHOPI women (50.4%) and was
unchanged for two groups: non-Hispanic black (69.4%) and non-
Hispanic Asian women (11.7%). The number of nonmarital births
decreased by 2% from 2017 (1,533,901) to 2018 (1,503,361) (15).
Nonmarital birth rates declined from 2017 to 2018 for women in
age groups under 30 and for women aged 35–39, with the rate for
teenagers aged 15–19 dropping 6% (to 16.0 per 1,000 in 2018),
and the rate for females aged 15–17 at another all-time low (7.1).
Conversely, the nonmarital birth rate rose for women aged 30–34, to
59.5, and for women aged 40–44, reaching a historic peak of 10.6.
Compositional differences by race and Hispanic origin and
maternal age among states are major contributing factors to the
geographic variation in the percentage of births to unmarried
mothers (Table I–7). In 2018, the percentages of unmarried births
ranged from about one in five births in Utah (19.2%) to more than
one-half of births in Louisiana (53.3%), Mississippi (54.1%), and
New Mexico (51.2%).
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Tobacco Use Before and During
Pregnancy (Tables 13–15)
Of the women who gave birth in 2018, 6.5% reported
smoking tobacco at some point while pregnant, a 6% decline from
2017 (Table 15) (15). Tobacco use was most common earlier in
pregnancy: 6.3% of women smoked in their first trimester, 5.4%
in their second, and 5.2% in their third. Of the 8.4% of women
who reported smoking in the 3 months before becoming pregnant,
24.2% quit smoking before pregnancy (Table 15).
By race and Hispanic origin, 9.5% of non-Hispanic white
women reported smoking at some point during pregnancy, down
6% from 2017; 5.2% of non-Hispanic black women reported
smoking at some point during pregnancy, down 7%; and 1.7%
of Hispanic women reported smoking during pregnancy, down
6% from 2017. See Tables 13 and 14 for smoking levels among
other race and Hispanic-origin groups. Rates of quitting smoking
before pregnancy also varied by race and Hispanic origin: 22.3%
of non-Hispanic white, 25.8% of non-Hispanic black, and 38.7%
of Hispanic women who smoked during the 3 months before
pregnancy did not smoke while pregnant.
By maternal age, smoking rates during pregnancy were
highest among women aged 20–24 (9.2%) and for women under
age 20 (7.6%) and 25–29 (7.5%). Tobacco use during pregnancy
was less common among older women, with 3.5% of women
aged 40–54 and 4.3% of women aged 35–39 reporting smoking
during pregnancy (Table 15).
Medical and Health Services Utilization
and Source of Payment for the Delivery
(Tables 13–19)
Use and timing of prenatal care
Among women giving birth in 2018, 77.5% began prenatal
care in the first trimester of pregnancy, up from 77.3% in 2017.
Late (beginning in the third trimester) or no prenatal care
declined in 2018 to 6.2%, from 6.3% in 2017 (Table 16) (15).
By race and Hispanic origin, prenatal care beginning in the
first trimester increased for non-Hispanic white (from 82.4% in
2017 to 82.5% in 2018), non-Hispanic black (66.6% to 67.1%),
non-Hispanic Asian (81.1% to 81.8%), and Hispanic (72.3% to
72.7%) women. First trimester care declined in 2018 for non-
Hispanic AIAN (63.4% to 62.6%) and non-Hispanic NHOPI
(52.5% to 51.0%) women (Table 13) (15). Levels of late or no
prenatal care declined for non-Hispanic black (10.2% to 9.9%)
and non-Hispanic Asian (5.1% to 4.9%) women but remained
essentially unchanged for other groups. Timing of prenatal care
continued to vary by race and Hispanic origin in 2018. First
trimester care ranged from 51.0% for non-Hispanic NHOPI
women to 82.5% for non-Hispanic white women; late or no
prenatal care ranged from 4.5% for non-Hispanic white women
to 20.2% for non-Hispanic NHOPI women.
By age of mother, women aged 20–24 and 35–39 were more
likely to receive first trimester prenatal care in 2018 (70.9%
and 81.7%, respectively) than in 2017 (70.5% and 81.5%,
respectively), whereas women aged 25–29 and 40 and over were
less likely to receive first-trimester care (77.8% to 77.7% and
78.6% to 78.2%, respectively). Rates for other age groups were
unchanged in 2018. Levels of late or no prenatal care increased
for mothers under age 20 (11.4% to 11.7%) and declined for
women aged 20–24 (8.2% to 8.1%) and 35–39 (5.0% to 4.9%),
but were unchanged for other groups in 2018 (Table 16) (15).
Method of delivery
Cesarean delivery
In 2018, the cesarean delivery rate decreased to 31.9% from
32.0% in 2017 (Figure 4, Table 17). In 2017, the cesarean delivery
rate had increased for the first time since 2009, when it peaked at
32.9% after increasing every year since 1996 (20.7%) (12,15).
Among the three largest race and Hispanic-origin groups,
the cesarean delivery rate decreased for non-Hispanic white
(30.9% to 30.8%) and Hispanic (31.8% to 31.6%) women from
2017 to 2018; rates for non-Hispanic black (36.1% in 2018)
women were essentially unchanged (Table 17). Tables 13 and
14 show cesarean delivery rates for more detailed race and
Hispanic-origin groups.
By maternal age, cesarean delivery decreased during
2017–2018 for women under age 35, but remained unchanged
for older age groups (Table 18). Cesarean delivery continued
to remain higher among older women compared with younger
mothers; women aged 40 and over (48.0%) were more than twice
as likely to deliver by cesarean as women under age 20 (19.8%).
Low-risk cesarean delivery—The low-risk cesarean delivery
rate also decreased in 2018, from 26.0% to 25.9% for 2017–2018.
The low-risk cesarean delivery rate is cesarean delivery among
nulliparous (first birth), term (37 or more completed weeks based
on the obstetric estimate), singleton (one fetus), cephalic (head
first) births. See Tables 13, 14, 17, and 18 for details by age and
race and Hispanic origin of the mother.
Primary cesarean delivery—In 2018, the primary cesarean
delivery rate, which measures cesarean deliveries among women
who have not had a previous cesarean delivery, was 21.7%,
down from 21.9% in 2017 (Tables 17 and 18.)
Vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery (VBAC)—
The VBAC rate measures vaginal births among women with
a previous cesarean delivery. In 2018, 13.3% of women with a
previous cesarean delivered vaginally, up 4% from 12.8% in 2017.
See Tables 17 and 18 for details. Changes in VBAC overall and by
race and Hispanic origin are presented in a recent report (2).
Source of payment for the delivery
The principal source of payment for the delivery of most
births in 2018 continued to be either private insurance or
Medicaid; however, the percentage of births covered by private
insurance increased from 2017 (from 49.1% to 49.6%), and the
percentage of births covered by Medicaid declined (from 43.0%
to 42.3%). The category “self-pay,” generally considered to
indicate uninsured deliveries, accounted for 4.2% of 2018 births,
up from 4.1% in 2017. The remainder of births were covered by
other insurance (3.9%; up from 3.8% in 2017); other insurance
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includes Indian Health Service, CHAMPUS or TRICARE, other
government (federal, state, or local), or charity (Table 19) (15).
Medicaid coverage for the delivery declined for each of the
three largest race and Hispanic-origin groups during 2017–2018
(Table 19) (15). In 2018, the percentages of mothers with
Medicaid-covered births ranged from 30.0% for non-Hispanic
white women to 65.3% for non-Hispanic black women. The
percentage of births covered by private insurance increased
from 2017 to 2018 for non-Hispanic white (63.1% to 63.3%),
non-Hispanic black (27.7% to 28.4%), and Hispanic (28.5%
to 29.5%) women. See Tables 13 and 14 for information for
additional race and Hispanic-origin groups.
By age of mother, Medicaid as the source of payment declined
for women aged 20–24 (63.7% to 63.1%), 25–29 (45.0% to
44.8%), 30–34 (29.5% to 29.4%), and 35–39 (27.8% to 27.4%)
(Table 19) (15). The percentages of births with Medicaid as the
source of payment ranged from 27.4% for women aged 35–39 to
77.3% for women under age 20. Private insurance as the source
of payment for the delivery increased in 2018 for women aged
20–24 (28.0% in 2017 to 28.2% in 2018), 25–29 (46.9% to
47.0%), and 35–39 (64.5% to 64.8%). Percentages with private
insurance ranged from 15.1% for women under age 20 to 64.8%
for women aged 35–39 (Table 19).
Infant Health Characteristics
(Tables 20–25)
Period of gestation
The U.S. preterm birth rate rose to 10.02% in 2018, a 1% rise
from 2017 (9.93%), and the fourth straight year of increases in this
rate (9.57% in 2014). The preterm birth rate (percentage of all births
delivered at less than 37 completed weeks of gestation) had declined
steadily from 2007 (10.44%) (12) to 2014 (Table 20). (National data
based on the obstetric estimate of gestation are available only from
2007 (17); see Technical Notes.)
All of the increase in the total preterm birth rate for
2017–2018 was among infants born late preterm (34–36 weeks),
up from 7.17% to 7.28%. The early preterm birth rate (less than
34 weeks) was 2.75% in 2018, essentially unchanged since
2014, but down from 2.93% in 2007 (12,17).
Changes in the distribution of births delivered at term and
later (37 weeks and higher) were also observed from 2017 to
2018. The percentage of infants born early term (37–38 weeks)
rose by 2% in 2018, from 26.00% to 26.53% and the full term
(39–40 weeks) birth rate declined, from 57.49% to 57.24%.
From 2007 to 2014, in contrast, the early-term birth rate had
generally been on the decline, and the full-term rate had been
on the rise (12). Declines were also seen from 2017 to 2018 in
late (41 weeks) and post-term (42 and higher) births (Table 20).
Similar patterns for 2017–2018 were seen for the three largest
race and Hispanic-origin groups (2).
Figure 4. Method of delivery: United States, 2016–2018
2017 2018
2016
NOTES: Low-risk cesarean is cesarean delivery among nulliparous, term, singleton, and cephalic births. VBAC is vaginal birth after cesarean.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
Percent
0
10
20
30
40
VBACPrimary cesareanLow-risk cesareanTotal cesarean
Method of delivery
31.9
32.0
31.9
25.7
26.0
25.9
21.8
21.9
21.7
12.4
12.8
13.3
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The increase in the preterm birth rate among births to
non-Hispanic white mothers between 2017 and 2018 (9.05% to
9.09%) was not statistically significant, but rates rose among
births to non-Hispanic black (from 13.93% to 14.13%), and
Hispanic mothers (9.62% to 9.73%) (Table 20). For 2018, preterm
birth rates for the race and Hispanic-origin groups ranged from a
high of 14.13% among births to non-Hispanic black mothers to
a low of 8.57% among non-Hispanic Asian mothers (Table 13).
Preterm levels for the Hispanic subgroups ranged from 9.19%
(Cuban) to 10.87% (Puerto Rican) (Table 14).
It can also be important to analyze births in singleton
deliveries separately from all births because of the shorter
average gestations of multiple births and their accordant potential
influence on preterm birth rates (also see “Multiple births” in
this report). The 2018 preterm birth rate for singleton births was
8.24%, a 1% increase over the 2017 level of 8.13%, and a 5%
rise from 2015 (7.82%). From 2007 through 2014, the singleton
preterm rate had declined from 8.59% to 7.74% (Table) (12).
Increases in preterm birth rates were seen in nine states
between 2017 and 2018: Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Texas. Rates
declined in two states (Nevada and Oregon) for this period. See
Table I–19 for 2018 data.
Birthweight
The percentage of infants born low birthweight (LBW)
was unchanged for 2017–2018 at 8.28%. The LBW rate (the
percentage of infants born at less than 2,500 grams or 5 pounds,
8 ounces) has risen 4% since the most recent low in 2014 (8.00%)
and is the highest rate reported since the 2006 peak (8.26%) (12)
(Tables 22 and 23). From 1990 to 2006, LBW levels rose nearly
20%, but then declined from 2007 to 2012 (7.99%) (12).
The very low birthweight (VLBW, less than 1,500 grams) rate
declined to 1.38% in 2018 from 1.41% in 2017. The VLBW rate
had been essentially stable at 1.40%–1.41% for 2013–2017, and is
down from a high of 1.49% for 2005–2007 (10). The percentage of
moderately low birthweight infants (1,500–2,499 grams) was 6.90%
in 2018, a non-statistically significant increase from 2017 (6.87%);
moderately low birthweight levels for 2016–2018 have matched or
surpassed the peak reported for 2006 (6.77%) (Table 22) (12).
Between 2017 and 2018, LBW rates declined among
births to non-Hispanic white women (from 7.00% to 6.91%),
but rose for the second straight year for births to non-Hispanic
black women (from 13.68% in 2016 to 13.89% in 2017, and
14.07% in 2018). The increase in LBW among births to Hispanic
women (7.43% in 2017 to 7.49% in 2018) was not statistically
significant, but the rate for this group is up from 7.32% in 2016.
See Tables 13, 14, I–21, and I–22 for 2018 VLBW and LBW rates
by race and Hispanic origin and by state.
The LBW rate among singleton births only rose from 6.56%
to 6.60% from 2017 to 2018 (15); the increase was among
infants born moderately low birthweight (see Table for 2018 data
and “Multiple births”). It can be informative to examine births in
singleton deliveries separately because multiple births tend to
be born smaller than singletons, and changes in multiple-birth
incidence can influence overall LBW levels.
Multiple births
The 2018 twin birth rate was 32.6 twins per 1,000 births, a
2% decline from the 2017 rate of 33.3. The twinning rate (births
in twin deliveries per 1,000 total births) rose 76% from 1980 to
2009 (from 18.9 to 33.2 per 1,000), was generally stable from
2009 through 2012, and then rose for 2013 and 2014; the 2014
rate of 33.9 was the highest ever reported (Tables 24 and 25) (12).
The triplet and higher-order multiple birth rate (triplet/+)
was 93.0 per 100,000 births for 2018, an 8% decline from
2017 (101.6) and down 52% from the 1998 peak (193.5) (12).
The triplet/+ birth rate (number of triplets, quadruplets, and
quintuplets and other higher-order multiples per 100,000 births),
rose more than 400% from 1980 to 1998 (Tables 24 and 25;
Figure 1).
There were 123,536 infants born in twin deliveries in
2018, a decline of 4% from the number in 2017 (Table 25). The
number of triplet/+ births in 2018, 3,525, was the lowest number
reported since 1991 and less than one-half of the highest
number reported (7,663 triplet/+ births in 2003) (12). In 2018,
triplet/+ births included 3,400 triplets, 115 quadruplets, and 10
quintuplets and higher-order multiple births. See Table for the
number of births and percentages of preterm and LBW births by
specified plurality.
Table. Gestational age and birthweight characteristics, by plurality: United States, 2018
Plurality Number of births Early preterm
1
Preterm
2
Very low birthweight
3
Low birthweight
4
Percent
All births . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 2.75 10.02 1.38 8.28
Singleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,664,651 2.12 8.24 1.09 6.60
Twin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,536 19.52 60.32 9.07 55.62
Triplet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,400 63.09 98.32 33.60 94.77
Quadruplet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 82.61 97.39 50.44 98.23
Quintuplet and higher-order multiples . . . . . . . 10 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
1
Less than 34 completed weeks of gestation.
2
Less than 37 completed weeks of gestation.
3
Less than 1,500 grams.
4
Less than 2,500 grams.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Twin birth rates declined among non-Hispanic white women
by 3% (from 35.5 to 34.4 per 1,000), but were largely stable
among non-Hispanic black (41.0 to 40.8) and Hispanic (24.5
to 24.4) women. Triplet/+ birth rates declined 13% among
non-Hispanic white women (116.6 per 100,000 to 102.2) but did
not decline significantly among either non-Hispanic black (119.7
to 119.2) or Hispanic women (68.3 to 64.7) (Table 24; see also
Tables 13 and 14 for 2018 twin and triplet/+ rates for additional
race and Hispanic-origin groups). For state-specific twin and
triplet/+ rates, see Table I–23.
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List of Detailed Tables
Report tables
1. Births and birth rates: United States, 2010–2018, and by
race and Hispanic origin, United States, 2016–2018 ...... 12
2. Birth rates, by age of mother: United States, 2010–2018,
and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother, United
States, 2016–2018 ................................ 13
3. Births, by age (years) of mother, live-birth order, and race
and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 ....... 14
4. Births, by age (years) of mother, live-birth order, and
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 .......... 16
5. Birth rates, by age of mother, live-birth order, and race and
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 .......... 18
6. Births, by race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States,
each state and territory, 2018 ....................... 20
7. Births, by Hispanic origin of mother: United States, and
each state and territory, 2018 ....................... 22
8. Birth rates, by age of mother: United States, each state and
territory, 2018 ................................... 23
9. Births and percentage of births to unmarried women, by
age and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States,
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10. Birth rates for unmarried women: United States, 2010–2018,
and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother,
United States, 2016–2018 .......................... 26
11. Selected demographic characteristics of births, by race and
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 .......... 27
12. Selected demographic characteristics of births, by Hispanic
origin of mother: United States, 2018 ................. 28
13. Selected maternal and health characteristics of births, by
race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 ... 29
14. Selected medical or health characteristics of births, by
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 .......... 30
15. Mothers who smoked for the 3 months before and anytime
during pregnancy and those who quit before and during
pregnancy, by age (years) and race and Hispanic origin of
mother: United States, 2018 ........................ 31
16. Trimester prenatal care began, by age and race and Hispanic
origin of mother: United States, 2018 ................. 33
17. Births, by method of delivery: United States, 2010–2018,
and by race and Hispanic origin, United States,
2016–2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
18. Births, by method of delivery and by age and race and
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 .......... 35
19. Principal source of payment for the delivery, by age (years)
and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States,
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
20. Births, by gestational age (weeks): United States,
2010–2018, and by race and Hispanic origin of mother,
United States, 2016–2018 .......................... 37
21. Births, by gestational age (weeks) and by age and race and
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 .......... 39
22. Births, by birthweight (grams): United States, 2010–2018,
and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother, United
States, 2016–2018 ............................... 41
23. Births, by birthweight (grams) and by age and race and
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 ......... 43
24. Twin and triplet and higher-order multiple births:
United States, 2010–2018, and by race and Hispanic origin
of mother: United States, 2018 ...................... 45
25. Births, by plurality and age and race and Hispanic origin of
mother: United States, 2018 ........................ 46
List of Internet Tables
(Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/
nvsr68_13_tables-508.pdf)
I–1. Time of birth, by day of week of birth and race and Hispanic
origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–2. Births and seasonally adjusted birth rates, by month:
United States, 2018
I–3. Births, by day of week and method of delivery: United States,
2018
I–4. Births, by attendant, place of delivery, and race and Hispanic
origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–5. Births occurring at home, by state: United States and each state,
2018
I–6. Mean age of mother, by live-birth order: United States,
2010–2018, and by race and Hispanic origin of mother,
United States, 2016–2018
I–7. Births to unmarried women, by race and Hispanic origin of
mother: United States, each state and territory, 2018
I–8. Educational attainment of mother, by age (years) and race and
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–9. Maternal prepregnancy body mass index, by age (years) and
race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–10. Live births by interval since last live birth, by age (years) and race
and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–11. Mother received WIC food for herself during this pregnancy and
infant was breastfed at discharge, by age (years) and race and
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–12. Pregnancy risk factors, by age (years) and race and Hispanic
origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–13. Infections present or treated during this pregnancy, by age
(years) and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States,
2018
I–14. External cephalic version, by age (years) and race and Hispanic
origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–15. Characteristics of labor and delivery, by age (years) and race and
Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–16. Total cesarean delivery and low-risk cesarean delivery, by race
and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, each state and
territory, 2018
I–17. Method of delivery, by age (years) and race and Hispanic origin
of mother: United States, 2018
I–18. Maternal morbidity, by age (years) and race and Hispanic origin
of mother: United States, 2018
I–19. Preterm births, by race and Hispanic origin of mother:
United States, each state and territory, 2018
I–20. Late preterm births, by race and Hispanic origin of mother:
United States, each state and territory, 2018
I–21. Low birthweight births, by race and Hispanic origin of mother:
United States, each state and territory, 2018
I–22. Very low birthweight births, by race and Hispanic origin of
mother: United States, each state and territory, 2018
I–23. Twin and triplet or higher-order multiple births, by state:
United States and each state, 2016–2018
I–24. Abnormal conditions of the newborn, by age (years) and race
and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
I–25. Congenital anomalies of the newborn, by age (years) of mother:
United States, 2018
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Table 1. Births and birth rates: United States, 2010–2018,
and by race and Hispanic origin, United States, 2016–2018
[Birth rates are births per 1,000 population in specified group. Fertility rates
are births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years in specified group. Populations
based on counts enumerated as of April 1 for census years and estimated as of
July 1 for all other years]
Race and Hispanic
origin and year Number Birth rate Fertility rate
All races and origins
1
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 11.6 59.1
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,855,500 11.8 60.3
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,945,875 12.2 62.0
2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,978,497 12.4 62.5
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,988,076 12.5 62.9
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,932,181 12.4 62.5
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,952,841 12.6 63.0
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,953,590 12.7 63.2
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,999,386 13.0 64.1
Non-Hispanic, single race
2
White:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 10.0 56.3
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992,461 10.2 57.2
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,056,332 10.5 58.8
Black:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 13.6 62.0
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,715 13.9 63.1
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
558,622 14.0 63.3
American Indian or
Alaska Native:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29,092 12.2 57.7
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29,957 12.6 59.5
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31,452 13.3 62.7
Asian:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,798 13.2 55.6
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249,250 13.8 58.0
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254,471 14.6 61.1
Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,476 16.6 73.0
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,426 16.7 72.8
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,342 16.8 72.9
Hispanic
3
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 14.8 65.9
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898,764 15.2 67.6
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,447 16.0 70.6
1
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-
race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births
with origin not stated.
2
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic
origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race
categories are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see
Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth
certificate.
3
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 2. Birth rates, by age of mother: United States, 2010–2018, and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother,
United States, 2016–2018
[Total fertility rates are sums of birth rates for 5-year age groups multiplied by 5. Birth rates are births per 1,000 women in specified group. Populations based on
counts enumerated as of April 1 for census years and estimated as of July 1 for all other years]
Year and race and
Hispanic origin
Total
fertility
rate
Age of mother
10–14
15–19
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49
1
Total 15–17 18–19
All races and origins
2
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,729.5 0.2 17.4 7.2 32.3 68.0 95.3 99.7 52.6 11.8 0.9
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,765.5 0.2 18.8 7.9 35.1 71.0 98.0 100.3 52.3 11.6 0.9
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,820.5 0.2 20.3 8.8 37.5 73.8 102.1 102.7 52.7 11.4 0.9
2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,843.5 0.2 22.3 9.9 40.7 76.8 104.3 101.5 51.8 11.0 0.8
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,862.5 0.3 24.2 10.9 43.8 79.0 105.8 100.8 51.0 10.6 0.8
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,857.5 0.3 26.5 12.3 47.1 80.7 105.5 98.0 49.3 10.4 0.8
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,880.5 0.4 29.4 14.1 51.4 83.1 106.5 97.3 48.3 10.4 0.7
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,894.5 0.4 31.3 15.4 54.1 85.3 107.2 96.5 47.2 10.3 0.7
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,931.0 0.4 34.2 17.3 58.2 90.0 108.3 96.5 45.9 10.2 0.7
Non-Hispanic,
single race
3
White:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,640.0 0.1 12.1 4.1 23.6 57.8 92.9 103.1 51.1 10.2 0.7
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,666.5 0.1 13.2 4.6 26.0 59.8 95.3 103.7 50.6 9.9 0.7
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,719.0 0.1 14.3 5.2 27.7 62.4 99.3 106.2 51.1 9.7 0.7
Black:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,792.0 0.4 26.3 11.9 46.9 90.0 97.1 84.1 47.1 12.3 1.1
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,824.5 0.4 27.5 12.5 49.8 94.2 99.5 84.5 46.1 11.7 1.0
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,832.5 0.5 29.3 13.7 52.5 95.8 100.8 83.0 45.0 11.1 1.0
American Indian or
Alaska Native:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,650.5 0.2 29.7 13.5 52.9 87.7 94.4 73.2 36.1 8.3 0.5
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,702.0 0.5 32.9 15.7 58.1 93.6 96.4 72.1 36.3 8.2 0.4
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,794.5 0.5 35.1 16.8 62.6 97.2 103.4 77.1 37.1 8.2 0.3
Asian:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,525.0 * 2.8 1.0 5.4 24.1 73.0 116.5 70.7 16.1 1.8
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,597.0 * 3.3 1.1 6.5 26.6 79.6 120.1 71.5 16.5 1.8
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,690.5 * 3.9 1.4 7.5 28.9 87.0 127.4 72.8 16.4 1.7
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,106.5 * 26.5 8.2 53.7 118.5 118.9 91.9 49.2 15.4 *
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,085.5 * 25.5 8.7 50.6 113.3 115.7 94.0 54.6 13.1 *
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,076.5 * 28.6 11.0 55.3 109.5 115.5 96.0 49.9 14.7 *
Hispanic
4
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,959.0 0.3 26.7 12.4 48.5 89.3 108.9 96.6 54.5 14.5 1.0
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,006.5 0.3 28.9 13.6 52.7 93.8 111.8 96.4 54.6 14.5 1.0
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,092.5 0.4 31.9 15.6 57.3 98.4 117.4 99.2 55.8 14.5 0.9
* Estimate does not meet NCHS standards of reliability.
1
Birth rates computed by relating births to women aged 45 and over to women aged 45–49; see Technical Notes in this report.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
3
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
4
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 3. Births, by age (years) of mother, live-birth order, and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
[Live-birth order refers to number of children born alive to mother]
Live-birth order and race and
Hispanic origin of mother All ages Under 15
15–19
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54Total 15 16 17 18 19
All races and origins
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 1,736 179,871 4,953 13,088 26,250 50,088 85,492 726,175 1,099,491 1,090,697 566,786 117,381 8,616 959
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,433,915 1,712 151,440 4,842 12,458 23,863 42,670 67,607 383,388 409,940 332,492 127,893 24,364 2,375 311
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,208,762 16 24,506 91 586 2,196 6,535 15,098 231,051 362,863 370,337 185,345 32,257 2,154 233
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651,049 1 3,122 4 18 136 714 2,250 81,852 200,639 214,401 125,246 24,191 1,457 140
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,877 – 332 – 4 7 45 276 21,454 81,158 99,793 64,469 15,597 957 117
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,885 – 42 – – 1 14 27 4,966 27,694 39,788 30,271 8,481 573 70
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,066 – 12 – 1 – 1 10 1,061 9,304 17,144 14,609 4,557 343 36
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,456 – 4 – – – – 4 248 3,034 7,649 7,646 2,644 208 23
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,095 – 13 – – – 2 11 237 1,695 6,061 9,687 4,869 505 28
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,607 7 400 16 21 47 107 209 1,918 3,164 3,032 1,620 421 44 1
Non-Hispanic, single race
2
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 337 64,917 1,244 3,555 8,237 17,848 34,033 326,575 576,811 624,015 304,062 55,417 3,875 404
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768,672 330 55,599 1,224 3,433 7,619 15,560 27,763 179,304 238,135 205,709 74,987 13,255 1,203 150
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651,254 4 8,189 19 109 573 2,063 5,425 103,311 192,901 223,283 105,807 16,587 1,053 119
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320,395 – 880 1 4 28 172 675 33,444 94,689 115,044 65,194 10,494 596 54
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,198 – 82 – – 4 9 69 7,643 34,360 47,303 29,496 5,981 300 33
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,494 – 17 – – 1 7 9 1,441 10,600 17,486 12,635 3,094 201 20
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,970 – 2 – – – – 2 274 3,105 7,456 6,294 1,709 117 13
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,173 – 1 – – – – 1 61 904 3,380 3,583 1,146 89 9
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,599 – 3 – – – 1 2 94 524 2,555 5,186 2,943 288 6
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,658 3 144 – 9 12 36 87 1,003 1,593 1,799 880 208 28 –
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 554 37,715 1,276 3,013 5,709 10,523 17,194 137,974 166,802 124,206 67,268 15,988 1,348 174
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,089 546 31,512 1,234 2,856 5,172 8,918 13,332 70,246 48,551 27,559 12,438 2,832 337 68
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,412 4 5,166 31 146 488 1,375 3,126 42,064 52,505 35,953 17,664 3,726 299 31
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,714 – 816 1 5 36 184 590 17,514 35,129 28,655 15,835 3,503 238 24
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,115 – 109 – – 1 18 90 5,666 17,876 16,225 9,566 2,490 167 16
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,576 – 9 – – – 3 6 1,606 7,477 7,858 5,172 1,354 90 10
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,948 – 3 – – – 1 2 396 3,024 3,916 2,739 796 68 6
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,139 – 2 – – – – 2 87 1,099 1,931 1,508 460 43 9
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,504 – 5 – – – – 5 67 664 1,746 2,140 772 100 10
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,532 4 93 10 6 12 24 41 328 477 363 206 55 6 –
American Indian or Alaska Native . . . . 29,092 19 2,578 103 229 362 743 1,141 7,841 9,146 6,105 2,787 585 29 2
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,684 19 2,107 99 215 328 603 862 3,454 1,931 815 291 60 6 1
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,575 – 406 4 12 31 126 233 2,678 2,605 1,318 481 79 8 –
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,586 – 50 – 1 3 12 34 1,183 2,261 1,411 572 107 2 –
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,422 – 9 – – – 1 8 374 1,302 1,113 527 92 5 –
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,838 – 1 – – – – 1 108 635 688 322 82 2 –
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972 – 1 – – – – 1 19 246 407 235 63 – 1
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 – – – – – – – 3 87 170 164 49 2 –
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 – 1 – – – – 1 3 49 170 183 52 4 –
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 – 3 – 1 – 1 1 19 30 13 12 1 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Births, by age (years) of mother, live-birth order, and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018—Con.
[Live-birth order refers to number of children born alive to mother]
Live-birth order and race and
Hispanic origin of mother All ages Under 15
15–19
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54Total 15 16 17 18 19
Non-Hispanic, single race
2
—Con.
Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,798 18 1,444 34 92 182 393 743 14,876 57,810 96,385 57,136 11,951 1,055 123
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,429 16 1,220 34 84 165 329 608 9,807 34,162 43,369 17,113 3,319 383 40
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,179 2 190 – 7 14 57 112 3,749 17,094 38,592 25,573 4,603 335 41
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,123 – 26 – – 2 5 19 1,015 4,552 10,088 9,844 2,413 171 14
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,367 – 5 – 1 – 1 3 211 1,328 2,836 2,925 958 91 13
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,595 – – – – – – – 60 398 820 937 346 28 6
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994 – – – – – – – 10 134 342 349 133 21 5
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 – – – – – – – 4 32 119 143 68 10 2
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 – – – – – – – 3 28 116 188 95 16 2
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 – 3 – – 1 1 1 17 82 103 64 16 – –
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,476 3 516 10 23 62 159 262 2,482 2,887 2,189 1,097 290 12 –
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,791 3 424 10 22 57 135 200 1,151 712 336 124 39 2 –
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,264 – 72 – 1 4 21 46 797 762 419 178 35 1 –
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,773 – 14 – – – 3 11 349 666 488 207 47 2 –
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,196 – 1 – – – – 1 124 426 394 193 56 2 –
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672 – 1 – – – – 1 30 190 272 137 41 1 –
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 – – – – – – – 10 84 136 109 25 – –
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 – – – – – – – – 31 80 50 17 2 –
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 – – – – – – – – 11 50 91 30 2 –
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 – 4 – – 1 – 3 21 5 14 8 – – –
Hispanic
3
Total Hispanic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 730 65,122 2,044 5,574 10,567 18,369 28,568 209,701 253,977 208,193 117,383 29,192 1,787 125
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303,049 724 54,158 2,003 5,283 9,490 15,360 22,022 105,410 75,046 44,923 18,465 3,936 350 37
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,775 5 9,498 35 278 1,000 2,635 5,550 70,061 86,821 61,610 30,255 6,164 341 20
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,777 1 1,225 1 7 61 316 840 25,259 57,438 53,376 30,248 6,881 331 18
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,987 – 112 – 2 2 14 94 6,660 23,209 29,120 20,017 5,535 312 22
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,963 – 12 – – – 4 8 1,518 7,414 11,388 10,142 3,274 201 14
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,213 – 4 – 1 – – 3 315 2,350 4,327 4,425 1,672 117 3
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,392 – 1 – – – – 1 78 771 1,719 1,960 810 50 3
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,152 – 3 – – – 1 2 62 371 1,223 1,578 830 78 7
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,902 – 109 5 3 14 39 48 338 557 507 293 90 7 1
– Quantity zero.
1
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin not stated.
2
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and
Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
3
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 4. Births, by age (years) of mother, live-birth order, and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
[Live-birth order refers to number of children born alive to mother. Includes births with stated origin of mother only]
Live-birth order and
origin of mother All ages Under 15
15–19
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54Total 15 16 17 18 19
Hispanic
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 730 65,122 2,044 5,574 10,567 18,369 28,568 209,701 253,977 208,193 117,383 29,192 1,787 125
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303,049 724 54,158 2,003 5,283 9,490 15,360 22,022 105,410 75,046 44,923 18,465 3,936 350 37
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,775 5 9,498 35 278 1,000 2,635 5,550 70,061 86,821 61,610 30,255 6,164 341 20
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,777 1 1,225 1 7 61 316 840 25,259 57,438 53,376 30,248 6,881 331 18
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,987 – 112 – 2 2 14 94 6,660 23,209 29,120 20,017 5,535 312 22
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,963 – 12 – – – 4 8 1,518 7,414 11,388 10,142 3,274 201 14
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,213 – 4 – 1 – – 3 315 2,350 4,327 4,425 1,672 117 3
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,392 – 1 – – – – 1 78 771 1,719 1,960 810 50 3
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,152 – 3 – – – 1 2 62 371 1,223 1,578 830 78 7
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,902 – 109 5 3 14 39 48 338 557 507 293 90 7 1
Mexican . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495,831 401 38,396 1,224 3,276 6,333 10,753 16,810 122,074 143,052 112,535 62,578 15,845 917 33
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,303 396 31,850 1,201 3,101 5,692 8,999 12,857 59,784 38,468 20,125 7,862 1,671 137 10
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,295 5 5,679 20 171 598 1,556 3,334 41,533 47,795 30,176 13,345 2,616 139 7
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,882 – 747 1 4 39 180 523 15,295 34,999 31,313 16,686 3,669 169 4
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,104 – 76 – – 1 9 66 4,138 14,721 18,713 12,760 3,515 177 4
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,025 – 4 – – – – 4 935 4,724 7,411 6,637 2,173 137 4
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,518 – 1 – – – – 1 192 1,434 2,805 2,881 1,123 81 1
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,499 – 1 – – – – 1 51 488 1,106 1,293 531 29 –
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,586 – 1 – – – - 1 25 236 739 1,018 519 45 3
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 – 37 2 – 3 9 23 121 187 147 96 28 3 –
Puerto Rican . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,614 51 5,511 136 419 785 1,534 2,637 19,577 21,578 15,055 7,910 1,824 91 17
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,045 51 4,636 134 400 718 1,288 2,096 10,207 6,553 3,697 1,542 331 22 6
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,147 – 770 2 17 63 217 471 6,218 7,443 4,742 2,461 489 21 3
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,705 – 86 – – 2 21 63 2,286 4,653 3,467 1,794 400 17 2
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,553 – 3 – 1 – – 2 623 1,864 1,734 1,038 265 20 6
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,265 – 3 – – – 3 – 149 651 771 533 154 4 –
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 954 – 1 – 1 – – – 36 242 325 273 75 2 –
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 – – – – – – – 8 79 141 123 43 – –
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 – – – – – – – 9 32 135 122 58 5 –
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 – 12 – – 2 5 5 41 61 43 24 9 – –
Cuban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,471 2 725 11 48 101 207 358 3,878 7,331 7,426 3,280 770 56 3
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,976 2 643 11 47 97 187 301 2,623 3,624 2,920 953 186 23 2
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,249 – 70 – 1 4 15 50 948 2,553 2,992 1,365 307 14 –
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,789 – 9 – – – 3 6 216 761 1,022 606 167 8 –
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801 – – – – – – – 46 221 274 205 49 6 –
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 – – – – – – – 15 62 82 78 22 1 –
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 – – – – – – – 3 19 39 28 13 – –
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 – – – – – – – – 13 18 12 7 – –
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 – – – – – – – 4 7 19 11 11 2 –
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 – 3 – – – 2 1 23 71 60 22 8 2 1
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 4. Births, by age (years) of mother, live-birth order, and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018—Con.
[Live-birth order refers to number of children born alive to mother. Includes births with stated origin of mother only]
Live-birth order and
origin of mother All ages Under 15
15–19
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54Total 15 16 17 18 19
Hispanic—Con.
Dominican . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,072 9 1,655 52 127 248 470 758 6,891 9,990 7,837 4,512 1,073 94 11
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,726 9 1,459 50 121 229 419 640 4,338 3,931 1,998 791 172 25 3
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,861 – 172 2 5 16 44 105 1,921 3,811 3,005 1,600 323 26 3
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,826 – 23 – 1 3 7 12 505 1,689 1,896 1,360 327 24 2
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,794 – – – – – – – 96 391 666 475 150 15 1
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 – – – – – – – 14 100 157 171 67 3 –
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 – – – – – – – 5 27 49 60 18 – –
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 – – – – – – – 1 13 16 27 6 – –
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 – – – – – – – – 4 18 18 8 1 2
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 – 1 – – – – 1 11 24 32 10 2 – –
Central and South American . . . . . . 147,430 147 8,837 301 801 1,473 2,588 3,674 27,040 38,213 40,173 25,755 6,789 441 35
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,072 147 7,358 293 766 1,298 2,180 2,821 13,735 12,557 10,224 4,860 1,076 102 13
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,566 – 1,286 6 33 161 358 728 9,343 13,978 13,290 7,786 1,787 91 5
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,914 – 140 – – 7 31 102 3,105 7,784 9,565 6,567 1,666 82 5
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,451 – 8 – 1 1 – 6 600 2,722 4,420 3,588 1,044 66 3
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,832 – 1 – – – – 1 113 730 1,663 1,701 581 38 5
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,788 – 1 – – – – 1 17 208 535 700 301 25 1
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651 – – – – – – – 5 44 190 250 147 14 1
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 – 1 – – – – 1 14 31 107 191 155 21 2
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 – 42 2 1 6 19 14 108 159 179 112 32 2 –
Other and unknown Hispanic . . . . . 115,792 120 9,998 320 903 1,627 2,817 4,331 30,241 33,813 25,167 13,348 2,891 188 26
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,927 119 8,212 314 848 1,456 2,287 3,307 14,723 9,913 5,959 2,457 500 41 3
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,657 – 1,521 5 51 158 445 862 10,098 11,241 7,405 3,698 642 50 2
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,661 1 220 – 2 10 74 134 3,852 7,552 6,113 3,235 652 31 5
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,284 – 25 – – – 5 20 1,157 3,290 3,313 1,951 512 28 8
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,069 – 4 – – – 1 3 292 1,147 1,304 1,022 277 18 5
6th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,692 – 1 – – – – 1 62 420 574 483 142 9 1
7th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735 – – – – – – – 13 134 248 255 76 7 2
8th child and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 – 1 – – – 1 – 10 61 205 218 79 4 –
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 – 14 1 2 3 4 4 34 55 46 29 11 – –
– Quantity zero.
NOTE: In this table, Hispanic women are classified only by place of origin; non–Hispanic women are not shown; see Technical Notes in this report.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5. Birth rates, by age of mother, live-birth order, and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
[Rates are births per 1,000 women in specified age and race and Hispanic-origin group. Fertility rate computed by relating total births, regardless of age of mother, to
women aged 15–44 years. Populations estimated as of July 1. Live-birth order refers to number of children born alive to mother. Figures for live-birth order not stated
are distributed]
Live-birth order and
race of mother
Fertility
rate
Age of mother (years)
10–14
15–19
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49¹Total 15–17 18–19
All races and origins
2
. . . . . . 59.1 0.2 17.4 7.2 32.3 68.0 95.3 99.7 52.6 11.8 0.9
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.4 0.2 14.7 6.7 26.4 36.0 35.6 30.5 11.9 2.5 0.3
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.9 * 2.4 0.5 5.2 21.7 31.5 33.9 17.3 3.3 0.2
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.2 * 0.3 0.0 0.7 7.7 17.4 19.6 11.7 2.4 0.2
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 * 0.0 * 0.1 2.0 7.1 9.1 6.0 1.6 0.1
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 0.5 2.4 3.6 2.8 0.9 0.1
6th and 7th child . . . . . . . 1.1 * * * * 0.1 1.1 2.3 2.1 0.7 0.1
8th child and over . . . . . . . 0.4 * * * * 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.1
Non-Hispanic, single race
3
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.3 0.1 12.1 4.1 23.6 57.8 92.9 103.1 51.1 10.2 0.7
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.2 0.1 10.4 3.9 19.7 31.8 38.5 34.1 12.7 2.4 0.2
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.8 * 1.5 0.2 3.4 18.3 31.2 36.9 17.8 3.0 0.2
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 * 0.2 0.0 0.4 5.9 15.3 19.0 11.0 1.9 0.1
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 1.4 5.6 7.8 5.0 1.1 0.1
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 * * * * 0.3 1.7 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.0
6th and 7th child . . . . . . . 0.8 * * * * 0.1 0.7 1.8 1.7 0.5 0.0
8th child and over . . . . . . . 0.3 * * * * 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.0
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.0 0.4 26.3 11.9 46.9 90.0 97.1 84.1 47.1 12.3 1.1
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.9 0.4 22.0 11.0 37.7 45.9 28.4 18.8 8.8 2.2 0.3
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.7 * 3.6 0.8 7.6 27.5 30.7 24.4 12.4 2.9 0.2
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 * 0.6 0.0 1.3 11.4 20.5 19.4 11.1 2.7 0.2
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 * 0.1 * 0.2 3.7 10.4 11.0 6.7 1.9 0.1
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 * * * * 1.0 4.4 5.3 3.6 1.0 0.1
6th and 7th child . . . . . . . 1.8 * * * * 0.3 2.4 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.1
8th child and over . . . . . . . 0.6 * * * * 0.0 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.6 0.1
American Indian or
Alaska Native . . . . . . . . . . . 57.7 0.2 29.7 13.5 52.9 87.7 94.4 73.2 36.1 8.3 0.5
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.3 0.2 24.3 12.6 41.1 38.7 20.0 9.9 3.8 0.9 *
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.1 * 4.7 0.9 10.2 30.0 27.0 15.8 6.2 1.1 *
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 * 0.6 * 1.3 13.3 23.4 16.9 7.4 1.5 *
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 * * * * 4.2 13.4 13.3 6.9 1.3 *
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 * * * * 1.2 6.5 8.3 4.2 1.1 *
6th and 7th child . . . . . . . 2.9 * * * * 0.2 3.5 6.9 5.2 1.6 *
8th child and over . . . . . . . 0.9 * * * * * 0.5 2.0 2.4 0.7 *
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Table 5. Birth rates, by age of mother, live-birth order, and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018—Con.
[Rates are births per 1,000 women in specified age and race and Hispanic-origin group. Fertility rate computed by relating total births, regardless of age of mother, to
women aged 15–44 years. Populations estimated as of July 1. Live-birth order refers to number of children born alive to mother. Figures for live-birth order not stated
are distributed]
Live-birth order and
race of mother
Fertility
rate
Age of mother (years)
10–14
15–19
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49¹Total 15–17 18–19
Non-Hispanic,
single race
3
—Con.
Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.6 * 2.8 1.0 5.4 24.1 73.0 116.5 70.7 16.1 1.8
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.2 * 2.4 1.0 4.5 15.9 43.0 52.4 21.2 4.5 0.6
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.8 * 0.4 0.1 0.8 6.1 21.6 46.6 31.5 6.1 0.6
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 * 0.1 * 0.1 1.7 5.8 12.3 12.2 3.3 0.3
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 * * * * 0.3 1.7 3.5 3.7 1.3 0.2
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 * * * * 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.1
6th and 7th child . . . . . . . 0.3 * * * * * 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.1
8th child and over . . . . . . . 0.1 * * * * * 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander . . . . . . . . . 73.0 * 26.5 8.2 53.7 118.5 118.9 91.9 49.2 15.4 *
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.7 * 21.9 7.8 42.9 55.4 29.7 14.3 5.8 2.1 *
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.7 * 3.8 * 8.7 38.4 31.5 18.2 8.2 2.0 *
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 * * * * 16.8 27.5 20.6 9.5 2.4 *
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 * * * * 6.0 17.4 16.6 8.5 3.0 *
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 * * * * 1.4 7.7 11.3 6.1 2.2 *
6th and 7th child . . . . . . . 4.2 * * * * * 4.7 8.8 7.1 2.2 *
8th child and over . . . . . . . 1.4 * * * * * * 2.1 4.1 1.6 *
Hispanic
4
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.9 0.3 26.7 12.4 48.5 89.3 108.9 96.6 54.5 14.5 1.0
1st child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.6 0.3 22.3 11.4 38.7 45.0 32.2 20.9 8.6 2.0 0.2
2nd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.7 * 3.9 0.9 8.5 29.9 37.3 28.6 14.1 3.1 0.2
3rd child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.0 * 0.5 0.0 1.2 10.8 24.7 24.8 14.1 3.4 0.2
4th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 * 0.0 * 0.1 2.8 10.0 13.5 9.3 2.8 0.2
5th child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 * * * * 0.6 3.2 5.3 4.7 1.6 0.1
6th and 7th child . . . . . . . 1.4 * * * * 0.2 1.3 2.8 3.0 1.2 0.1
8th child and over . . . . . . . 0.3 * * * * 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.0
* Estimate does not meet NCHS standards of reliability.
0.0 Quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.
1
Birth rates computed by relating births to women aged 45 years and over to women aged 45–49 years; see Technical Notes in this report.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
3
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
4
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 6. Births, by race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, each state and territory, 2018
[By place of residence]
Area
All races and
origins
2
Non-Hispanic, single race
1
Hispanic
3
White Black
American
Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Native Hawaiian
or Other Pacific
Islander
United States
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 1,956,413 552,029 29,092 240,798 9,476 886,210
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,761 33,776 17,597 148 903 46 4,403
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,086 5,057 280 1,873 641 299 807
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,723 32,805 4,305 4,155 2,908 248 34,084
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,018 23,609 6,966 220 775 498 4,099
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454,920 123,139 22,380 1,411 68,444 1,732 211,271
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,885 36,466 3,032 352 2,496 155 17,817
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,725 18,488 4,423 38 2,232 5 8,762
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,621 5,171 2,773 10 634 4 1,710
District of Columbia . . . . . . 9,212 3,040 4,252 15 444 2 1,296
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,542 95,868 48,174 261 6,996 152 67,201
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,172 55,676 43,746 102 5,768 104 17,432
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,972 3,288 424 33 4,366 1,706 2,580
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,403 16,574 233 220 348 65 3,549
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,815 77,244 24,482 97 9,452 32 30,362
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,646 59,520 10,242 73 2,382 59 7,867
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,785 29,327 2,615 152 1,176 149 3,694
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,261 25,323 2,575 151 1,228 66 5,977
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,922 43,317 4,950 68 1,144 79 3,226
Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,615 30,458 22,119 299 1,156 32 4,717
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,311 11,022 546 96 202 3 224
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,080 29,585 21,893 83 4,928 31 12,470
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . 69,109 39,663 6,826 53 6,183 23 13,810
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,032 74,777 20,558 412 4,395 34 7,139
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,344 46,014 8,207 983 5,298 57 4,991
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,000 18,597 15,797 221 411 17 1,666
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,269 53,697 10,589 140 1,698 199 4,409
Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,513 9,224 58 1,162 112 15 558
Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,488 17,645 1,739 318 925 24 4,155
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,682 13,021 4,564 280 2,613 340 13,307
New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . 11,995 10,317 241 7 472 6 745
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,223 45,500 13,886 40 11,452 27 27,597
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,039 6,450 387 2,590 409 13 12,783
New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226,238 110,840 33,145 395 24,383 50 51,755
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . 118,954 63,514 27,670 1,448 4,834 151 18,360
North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . 10,636 7,816 609 828 250 16 635
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,134 97,423 22,201 96 4,285 73 7,432
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,800 28,444 4,136 4,557 1,306 214 7,545
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,188 28,265 959 388 2,260 309 7,993
Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 135,673 90,862 17,779 74 6,207 54 15,826
Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . 10,506 6,008 783 36 519 5 2,756
South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . 56,669 31,890 16,681 106 1,172 50 5,255
South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . 11,893 8,481 416 1,645 224 7 661
Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,751 53,256 15,921 79 1,877 69 7,824
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378,624 125,549 48,144 721 19,850 487 179,142
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,209 34,303 521 418 1,131 468 8,133
Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,432 4,934 118 11 152 1 121
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,843 54,798 20,860 157 7,625 103 14,397
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,085 49,019 3,922 1,166 8,729 1,159 16,073
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . 18,248 16,621 626 14 176 2 378
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,098 45,654 6,622 678 3,155 29 6,365
Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,562 5,078 57 212 72 7 851
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Births, by race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, each state and territory, 2018—Con.
[By place of residence]
Area
All races and
origins
2
Non-Hispanic, single race
1
Hispanic
3
White Black
American
Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Native Hawaiian
or Other Pacific
Islander
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,424 480 49 3 30 – 20,837
Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,165 170 23 6 719 2,096 25
American Samoa . . . . . . . . --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Northern Marianas . . . . . . . 566 13 – – 162 377 –
– Quantity zero.
--- Data not available.
1
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
3
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
4
Excludes data for the territories.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 7. Births, by Hispanic origin of mother: United States, each state and territory, 2018
[By place of residence]
Area Total Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Dominican
Central and
South American
Other and
unknown Hispanic
United States
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 495,831 71,614 23,471 32,072 147,430 115,792
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,403 2,517 243 50 38 1,440 115
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807 427 117 15 41 93 114
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,084 29,499 639 218 68 1,389 2,271
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,099 2,893 148 31 17 669 341
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211,271 155,578 1,951 795 160 17,538 35,249
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17,817 11,135 522 191 43 1,393 4,533
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,762 715 4,261 114 837 2,354 481
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,710 605 441 18 62 494 90
District of Columbia . . . . . . . 1,296 160 38 13 47 820 218
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,201 10,931 13,649 14,833 3,085 22,981 1,722
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,432 10,082 1,296 337 325 4,540 852
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,580 753 871 25 19 174 738
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,549 2,718 76 15 7 223 510
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,362 24,549 2,219 255 123 2,541 675
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,867 5,483 515 71 62 1,161 575
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,694 2,726 137 44 15 612 160
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,977 4,331 196 50 15 785 600
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,226 1,497 257 362 27 765 318
Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,717 1,181 202 132 138 2,317 747
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 72 60 11 12 55 14
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,470 1,688 721 126 400 8,535 1,000
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . 13,810 484 4,548 146 2,978 3,972 1,682
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,139 4,121 526 127 106 820 1,439
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,991 3,319 219 60 30 1,105 258
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,666 861 115 19 26 513 132
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,409 2,575 263 119 45 844 563
Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558 342 27 6 2 40 141
Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,155 2,742 80 121 9 996 207
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,307 9,849 418 457 62 1,578 943
New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . 745 94 219 24 121 151 136
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,597 4,251 6,179 710 5,194 9,968 1,295
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,783 6,605 102 58 14 185 5,819
New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,755 7,020 11,090 667 12,786 16,534 3,658
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . 18,360 9,637 1,734 352 506 5,114 1,017
North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 400 69 12 6 68 80
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,432 3,025 1,900 126 195 1,651 535
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,545 5,726 249 54 19 849 648
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,993 6,760 196 74 13 679 271
Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,826 2,181 7,444 278 2,506 2,226 1,191
Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,756 135 691 19 943 829 139
South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . 5,255 2,499 605 122 121 1,518 390
South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 354 58 12 9 151 77
Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,824 4,188 448 142 76 2,448 522
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,142 124,114 2,725 1,571 375 16,160 34,197
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,133 5,033 174 35 66 1,552 1,273
Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 27 27 3 5 37 22
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,397 3,024 1,276 223 210 4,439 5,225
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,073 12,045 521 143 45 1,459 1,860
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 149 63 12 8 80 66
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,365 4,208 1,059 69 50 523 456
Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 851 523 30 4 5 62 227
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,837 33 20,261 11 413 108 11
Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 12 2 - 2 4 5
American Samoa . . . . . . . . . --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Northern Marianas . . . . . . . . – – – – – – –
--- Data not available.
– Quantity zero.
¹Excludes data for the territories.
NOTE: In this table, Hispanic women are classified only by place of origin; non-Hispanic women are not shown; see Technical Notes in this report.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 8. Birth rates, by age of mother: United States, each state and territory, 2018
[By place of residence. Fertility rates are births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years; total fertility rates are sums of birth rates for 5-year age groups multiplied by 5;
birth rates by age are births per 1,000 women in specified age group estimated in each area. Populations estimated as of July 1]
Area
Birth
rate
Fertility
rate
Total
fertility
rate
Age of mother (years)
10–14
15–19 years
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49¹Total 15–17 18–19
United States² 11.6 59.1 1,729.5 0.2 17.4 7.2 32.3 68.0 95.3 99.7 52.6 11.8 0.9
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 60.9 1,786.5 0.2 25.2 10.6 46.7 94.5 107.5 86.3 36.3 6.9 0.4
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 69.3 1,965.5 * 19.3 5.6 43.9 96.4 109.9 101.7 52.7 12.5 *
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 58.6 1,722.0 0.1 20.1 8.9 36.2 75.7 97.9 92.1 46.8 10.9 0.8
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.3 64.0 1,879.5 0.3 30.4 12.1 57.7 106.5 112.4 83.9 35.3 6.8 0.3
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 56.2 1,632.0 0.1 13.6 5.7 25.2 53.6 78.8 98.8 63.8 16.1 1.6
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 54.1 1,557.0 * 14.3 6.1 26.4 58.2 81.1 93.5 52.1 11.3 0.8
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 51.8 1,570.5 * 8.3 3.1 15.2 37.1 82.3 109.1 62.4 13.9 0.9
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 59.1 1,724.0 * 16.7 7.1 29.4 68.5 93.9 102.9 51.0 10.8 0.8
District of Columbia . . . . . . . 13.1 48.8 1,346.5 * 19.3 16.0 21.5 43.0 40.9 71.3 69.6 21.7 3.1
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4 57.2 1,674.0 0.2 16.7 6.7 31.8 66.6 92.2 95.1 51.3 11.9 0.8
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 58.3 1,729.0 0.2 20.6 8.8 38.3 78.3 97.2 92.1 46.3 10.4 0.7
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.9 64.2 1,847.0 * 17.2 7.0 33.5 76.4 95.9 97.9 63.0 17.3 1.5
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 63.4 1,899.0 * 16.0 5.6 32.5 93.3 120.4 96.3 44.5 8.6 0.6
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 57.5 1,690.0 0.1 15.8 6.5 30.1 58.8 89.4 104.7 56.3 12.1 0.8
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 62.8 1,853.5 0.2 21.8 8.3 41.6 84.0 115.8 98.9 41.0 8.5 0.5
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 63.5 1,897.5 * 15.3 6.6 27.1 65.6 131.2 113.9 44.7 8.2 0.5
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5 64.7 1,915.0 * 20.0 8.0 37.7 77.0 122.1 108.5 45.9 8.9 0.5
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 63.5 1,871.5 0.2 27.3 10.6 51.9 97.5 110.5 92.8 38.8 6.8 0.4
Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.8 64.3 1,862.5 0.4 27.5 11.2 52.8 99.6 108.5 87.6 40.2 8.3 0.4
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 53.3 1,577.5 * 11.1 4.3 20.9 62.2 94.5 94.9 43.5 8.8 *
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 59.9 1,745.0 0.2 14.1 6.0 26.0 55.5 91.3 109.3 62.5 14.8 1.3
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 49.5 1,449.5 * 7.2 3.0 12.1 30.4 64.1 105.1 67.0 15.1 0.9
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 58.5 1,725.0 0.1 15.8 5.9 30.1 63.6 104.0 105.6 45.9 9.4 0.6
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 62.7 1,829.0 0.1 10.2 3.8 20.0 51.4 110.9 123.6 57.4 11.2 1.0
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.4 62.8 1,842.0 0.5 27.8 12.1 50.1 105.6 114.6 80.0 33.4 6.2 0.3
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 62.4 1,818.5 0.2 21.6 8.6 41.0 81.9 110.2 97.7 42.8 8.8 0.5
Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.8 59.6 1,733.0 * 17.2 6.7 33.5 70.3 106.1 99.9 44.1 8.4 *
Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.2 68.4 2,031.0 * 16.7 6.7 31.3 68.4 133.6 123.8 52.6 10.3 0.7
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 60.0 1,752.5 * 20.5 8.2 42.1 85.6 94.4 87.6 49.2 12.1 1.0
New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 49.1 1,465.5 * 8.0 2.8 14.8 38.8 84.4 101.9 50.0 9.2 0.7
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 60.1 1,784.5 0.1 10.3 4.2 20.2 47.5 87.4 122.6 71.1 16.6 1.3
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 58.0 1,700.0 * 25.3 11.1 46.7 83.3 101.0 80.2 40.4 9.0 0.5
New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 57.9 1,666.5 0.1 11.7 4.8 21.2 52.2 78.2 102.9 68.4 18.1 1.7
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 58.4 1,728.5 0.2 18.7 7.9 33.8 75.1 97.9 96.5 47.1 9.6 0.6
North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 72.2 2,033.5 * 16.4 7.5 28.0 67.9 134.1 125.7 52.1 9.6 *
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 61.1 1,791.5 0.2 18.9 7.5 35.7 77.6 105.8 101.9 44.7 8.6 0.6
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.6 64.6 1,884.5 0.2 27.2 10.7 52.4 98.6 114.9 90.8 37.2 7.6 0.4
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.1 51.4 1,490.0 * 13.3 5.0 25.7 56.7 81.2 87.8 47.1 11.1 0.7
Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.6 56.9 1,665.0 0.2 14.1 6.4 24.3 59.3 93.7 103.5 51.3 10.2 0.7
Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 50.5 1,493.0 * 11.5 6.1 17.0 42.5 79.3 97.0 54.7 13.1 *
South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 58.1 1,705.0 0.2 22.0 9.1 40.1 79.1 98.6 90.0 42.3 8.3 0.5
South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5 73.6 2,154.5 * 20.4 9.9 35.6 81.5 144.8 125.6 49.6 8.1 *
Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.9 61.1 1,781.0 0.3 25.3 9.5 49.7 88.7 101.7 90.1 41.6 8.0 0.5
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.2 63.4 1,870.0 0.3 25.3 11.4 47.1 86.0 104.7 96.7 49.1 11.1 0.8
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.9 68.4 2,026.5 * 13.1 4.9 26.2 78.3 132.7 117.3 51.6 11.4 0.8
Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 47.2 1,443.5 * 8.8 2.5 15.2 37.8 85.5 96.9 49.6 9.4 *
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7 59.1 1,733.5 0.2 14.3 5.7 26.2 61.4 93.8 105.4 57.7 12.8 1.1
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 57.5 1,642.5 * 12.7 4.8 25.0 61.3 86.5 98.6 55.5 12.8 1.0
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.1 57.2 1,709.5 * 25.4 8.4 50.4 94.3 105.0 79.4 31.4 5.7 0.5
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 58.9 1,757.0 0.1 13.0 5.0 24.4 56.1 109.4 113.7 49.2 9.4 0.5
Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 61.0 1,787.5 * 20.8 6.3 43.6 83.8 113.7 91.5 37.8 9.1 *
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8. Birth rates, by age of mother: United States, each state and territory, 2018—Con.
[By place of residence. Fertility rates are births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years; total fertility rates are sums of birth rates for 5-year age groups multiplied by 5;
birth rates by age are births per 1,000 women in specified age group estimated in each area. Populations estimated as of July 1]
Area
Birth
rate
Fertility
rate
Total
fertility
rate
Age of mother (years)
10–14
15–19 years
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49¹Total 15–17 18–19
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 34.8 1,035.0 * 19.3 9.8 32.4 62.2 56.8 42.8 21.0 4.5 0.3
Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.9 96.1 2,846.5 * 34.4 15.1 64.0 135.7 157.9 137.1 82.5 19.8 *
American Samoa . . . . . . . . . --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Northern Marianas . . . . . . . . 10.9 63.0 2,104.0 * 28.3 * 58.4 87.1 115.5 131.5 47.8 * *
* Estimate does not meet NCHS standards of reliability.
--- Data not available.
1
Birth rates computed by relating births to women aged 45 and over to women aged 45–49; see Technical Notes in this report.
2
Excludes data for the territories.
NOTE: Population data for computing birth rates were provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Rates by state may differ from rates computed on the basis of other population estimates.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 9. Births and percentage of births to unmarried women, by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
Age (years) of mother
All races and
origins
2
Non-Hispanic, single race
1
Hispanic³White Black
American Indian
or Alaska Native Asian
Native Hawaiian
or Other Pacific
Islander
Number
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,503,361 551,217 383,364 19,853 28,191 4,776 459,242
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,733 336 554 19 17 3 729
15–19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,547 55,719 36,839 2,429 1,008 465 58,055
15–17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,974 12,443 9,950 683 263 89 17,599
18–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,573 43,276 26,889 1,746 745 376 40,456
20–24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479,425 182,007 122,286 6,172 5,103 1,639 142,699
25–29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437,867 160,778 120,229 6,024 8,351 1,372 125,361
30–34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,055 94,865 66,381 3,475 7,532 821 79,267
35–39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,958 46,157 30,209 1,418 4,690 384 41,704
40 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,776 11,355 6,866 316 1,490 92 11,427
Percent
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.6 28.2 69.4 68.2 11.7 50.4 51.8
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.8 99.7 100.0 * * * 99.9
15–19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.8 85.8 97.7 94.2 69.8 90.1 89.1
15–17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.0 95.5 99.5 98.4 85.4 93.7 96.8
18–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.5 83.4 97.0 92.7 65.6 89.3 86.2
20–24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.0 55.7 88.6 78.7 34.3 66.0 68.0
25–29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.8 27.9 72.1 65.9 14.4 47.5 49.4
30–34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.9 15.2 53.4 56.9 7.8 37.5 38.1
35–39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.8 15.2 44.9 50.9 8.2 35.0 35.5
40 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.8 19.0 39.2 51.3 11.3 30.5 36.7
* Estimate does not meet NCHS standards of reliability.
1
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
3
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
NOTE: For New York, mother's marital status is inferred; see reference 10 in this report.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 10. Birth rates for unmarried women: United States, 2010–2018, and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother,
United States, 2016–2018
[Rates are births to unmarried women per 1,000 unmarried women. Populations estimated as of July 1 for all years]
Year and race and
Hispanic origin
Age of mother (years)
Fertility rate¹
15–19
20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44²Total 15–17 18–19
All races and origins
3
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.1 16.0 7.1 29.2 52.2 62.8 59.5 35.2 10.6
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.0 17.1 7.7 31.4 54.2 64.4 57.9 36.0 10.1
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.4 18.5 8.6 33.5 56.6 65.8 59.2 35.6 10.0
2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.4 20.2 9.6 36.5 59.7 66.9 60.3 34.1 9.0
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.9 22.0 10.6 39.4 61.6 67.6 58.1 33.4 8.5
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.3 24.0 11.9 42.1 63.1 66.7 56.6 31.8 8.3
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.3 26.7 13.7 45.8 64.7 67.2 56.3 30.9 8.5
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.0 28.4 14.9 48.2 66.7 67.8 56.2 29.9 8.2
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 31.1 16.8 52.0 70.0 69.2 56.3 29.6 8.0
Non-Hispanic, single race
4
White:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.8 10.6 4.0 20.3 37.6 45.7 43.9 25.9 7.5
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.2 11.5 4.4 22.1 38.9 46.2 41.9 25.3 7.2
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.3 12.4 5.0 23.5 40.9 47.3 43.0 25.2 6.8
Black:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.4 26.1 12.0 46.1 85.0 85.9 68.2 35.6 9.7
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.5 27.3 12.6 48.7 88.8 89.3 66.2 35.1 8.9
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.9 29.0 13.9 51.2 90.0 89.6 64.4 33.8 8.9
Hispanic
5
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.5 24.4 12.2 43.4 74.6 95.7 96.1 57.4 20.0
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.5 26.3 13.3 47.0 78.6 102.3 98.7 64.2 18.7
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.0 29.2 15.1 51.2 83.1 106.4 103.6 65.0 19.3
1
Rates computed by relating total births to unmarried mothers, regardless of age of mother, to unmarried women aged 15–44 years.
2
Rates computed by relating births to unmarried women aged 40 years and over to unmarried women aged 40–44 years; see Technical Notes in this report.
3
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
4
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
5
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
NOTE: For New York, mother's marital status is inferred; see reference 10 in this report.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 11. Selected demographic characteristics of births, by race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
[Birth rates are births per 1,000 population. Fertility rates are computed by relating total births, regardless of age of mother, to women aged 15–44 years. Total
fertility rates are sums of birth rates for 5-year age groups multiplied by 5. Unmarried rates are births to unmarried women per 1,000 unmarried women. Populations
estimated as of July 1. Mean age at first birth is the arithmetic average of the age of mothers at the time of birth, computed directly from the frequency of first births by
age of mother]
Characteristic
All races and
origins
2
Non-Hispanic, single race
1
Hispanic³ White Black
American Indian
or Alaska Native Asian
Native Hawaiian
or Other Pacific
Islander
Number
Births . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,791,712 1,956,413 552,029 29,092 240,798 9,476 886,210
Rate
Birth rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 10.0 13.6 12.2 13.2 16.6 14.8
Fertility rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.1 56.3 62.0 57.7 55.6 73.0 65.9
Total fertility rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,729.5 1,640.0 1,792.0 1,650.5 1,525.0 2,106.5 1,959.0
Unmarried rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.1 28.8 56.4 58.2 14.3 82.1 59.5
Ratio
Sex ratio
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,046 1,052 1,029 1,036 1,063 1,022 1,036
All births Percent
Births to mothers under age 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 3.3 6.9 8.9 0.6 5.5 7.4
4th and higher-order births
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 10.8 17.7 24.7 5.3 27.5 16.0
Births to unmarried mothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.6 28.2 69.4 68.2 11.7 50.4 51.8
Mothers born in the 50 states
or District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.2 93.2 83.1 98.9 19.0 35.9 52.9
Educational attainment of mother:
High school diploma or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.3 93.0 86.8 79.5 93.6 77.3 73.6
Bachelor’s degree or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.0 42.5 17.8 9.0 65.1 8.8 14.4
Mean
Age (years) of mother at first birth . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.9 27.7 25.1 23.5 30.5 24.7 25.0
1
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
3
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
4
Male births per 1,000 female births.
5
Based on live-birth order.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 12. Selected demographic characteristics of births, by Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
[Mean age at first birth is the arithmetic average of the age of mothers at the time of birth, computed directly from the frequency of first births by age of mother]
Characteristic Total¹ Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Dominican
Central and
South
American
Other and
unknown
Hispanic
Number
Births . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 495,831 71,614 23,471 32,072 147,430 115,792
Ratio
Sex ratio² . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,036 1,034 1,046 1,062 1,033 1,032 1,038
All births Percent
Births to mothers under age 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 7.8 7.8 3.1 5.2 6.1 8.7
4th and higher-order births³ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.0 18.3 13.3 5.4 8.1 13.8 15.0
Mothers born in the 50 states or
District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.9 56.9 70.1 43.5 28.3 17.0 79.5
Educational attainment of mother:
High school diploma or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.6 72.5 84.1 91.8 83.1 61.9 80.1
Bachelor’s degree or higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.4 11.2 17.0 29.8 20.8 19.1 15.2
Mean
Age (years) of mother at first birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.0 24.4 24.8 27.7 25.8 26.5 24.7
¹Includes origin not stated.
²Male births per 1,000 female births.
³Based on live-birth order.
NOTES: In this table, Hispanic women are classified only by place of origin; non-Hispanic women are not shown; see Technical Notes in this report.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 13. Selected medical and health characteristics of births, by race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
Characteristic
All races and
origins
2
Non-Hispanic, single race
1
Hispanic
3
White Black
American
Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Native
Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islander
Mother Percent
Prenatal care initiation:
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.5 82.5 67.1 62.6 81.8 51.0 72.7
Late or no care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 4.5 9.9 13.1 4.9 20.2 7.7
Smoked during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 9.5 5.2 15.5 0.5 4.4 1.7
Pregnancy resulted from infertility treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 2.7 0.7 0.4 3.4 0.5 0.7
Mother received WIC food for herself during
this pregnancy
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.0 23.6 54.6 55.3 20.3 42.1 55.5
Diabetes:
Prepregnancy (diagnosis prior to this pregnancy) . . . . . . . . . . 0.9 0.8 1.2 2.4 1.0 1.8 1.1
Gestational (diagnosis in this pregnancy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 6.0 5.2 9.9 12.8 8.6 7.2
Overweight or obese (BMI of 25.0 or over)
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.7 51.1 64.9 67.5 33.1 73.9 61.7
Induction of labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.1 30.3 25.2 29.0 21.7 18.5 22.8
CNM delivery
6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 10.0 8.0 20.1 7.5 9.7 9.0
Home birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4
Cesarean delivery (total) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.9 30.8 36.1 28.7 33.0 31.1 31.6
Low-risk
7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.9 24.9 30.3 22.3 27.6 26.5 25.4
Source of payment for the delivery:
Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.3 30.0 65.3 66.2 24.1 58.9 58.9
Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.6 63.3 28.4 20.4 67.0 27.0 29.5
Self-pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 3.2 2.9 1.9 5.9 6.2 6.8
Other
8
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 3.5 3.3 11.6 3.0 7.9 4.7
Infant was being breastfed at discharge
9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.5 84.9 72.3 75.2 90.9 79.3 87.1
Infant
Gestational age:
Preterm
10
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.02 9.09 14.13 11.52 8.57 11.79 9.73
Early preterm
11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75 2.26 4.90 3.17 2.11 3.59 2.56
Late preterm
12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.28 6.83 9.23 8.35 6.46 8.20 7.17
Birthweight
13
:
Very low birthweight
14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.38 1.02 2.92 1.35 1.11 1.48 1.24
Low birthweight
15
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 6.91 14.07 8.00 8.58 8.97 7.49
Twin births
16
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.6 34.4 40.8 26.1 28.2 26.4 24.4
Triplet or higher-order births
17
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.0 102.0 119.2 20.6 59.0 158.3 64.7
1
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
3
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
4
WIC is Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
5
BMI is body mass index.
6
Births delivered by certified nurse midwives.
7
Low-risk cesarean rate is the number of singleton, term (37 or more weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate), cephalic, cesarean deliveries to women having a first birth per 100
women delivering singleton, term, cephalic births.
8
Other includes Indian Health Service, CHAMPUS or TRICARE, other government (federal, state, or local), or charity.
9
Excludes data for California which did not report if infant was being breastfed at discharge. Also excludes Michigan, for which item wording is not consistent with national standard.
10
Born before 37 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate; see Technical Notes.
11
Born before 34 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate; see Technical Notes.
12
Born between 34 and 36 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate; see Technical Notes.
13
Equivalents of the gram weights in pounds are shown in the User Guide.
14
Less than 1,500 grams (3 lb 4 oz).
15
Less than 2,500 grams (5 lb 8 oz).
16
Live births in twin deliveries per 1,000 live births.
17
Live births in triplet and other higher-order multiple deliveries per 100,000 live births.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 14. Selected medical or health characteristics of births, by Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
Characteristic Total Mexican
Puerto
Rican Cuban Dominican
Central and
South
American
Other and
unknown
Hispanic
Mother Percent
Prenatal care initiation:
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.7 72.8 75.4 81.7 73.0 67.7 75.1
Late or no care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 7.7 6.2 4.0 7.2 9.6 7.0
Smoked during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 1.4 5.3 1.8 0.9 0.5 2.3
Pregnancy resulted from infertility treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
Mother received WIC food for herself during this pregnancy
1
. . . . . 55.5 56.4 54.8 49.1 58.1 54.2 54.9
Diabetes:
Prepregnancy (diagnosis prior to this pregnancy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0
Gestational (diagnosis in this pregnancy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 7.7 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.2
Overweight or obese (BMI of 25.0 or over)
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.7 63.9 61.0 51.8 56.5 56.2 62.8
Induction of labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.8 22.4 25.5 23.3 24.5 21.4 24.2
CNM delivery
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 8.7 11.4 5.3 8.3 10.3 8.1
Home birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5
Cesarean delivery (total) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.6 30.2 33.6 45.7 41.1 31.2 31.6
Low-risk
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.4 23.8 27.2 38.8 29.6 25.9 24.9
Source of payment for the delivery:
Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.9 59.9 60.3 51.2 66.1 54.1 59.9
Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.5 28.5 34.0 44.3 28.3 27.6 30.8
Self-pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 7.0 1.4 1.9 3.2 12.9 3.9
Other
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 2.4 5.4 5.4
Infant was being breastfed at discharge
6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.1 87.2 82.0 90.0 88.8 89.5 85.7
Infant
Gestational age:
Preterm
7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.73 9.55 10.87 9.19 9.31 9.25 10.63
Early preterm
8
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.56 2.45 3.20 2.60 2.79 2.32 2.82
Late preterm
9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17 7.10 7.67 6.59 6.52 6.92 7.81
Birthweight
10
:
Very low birthweight
11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.24 1.16 1.67 1.27 1.54 1.15 1.38
Low birthweight
12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.49 7.10 9.39 7.13 8.32 7.02 8.40
Twin births
13
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.4 23.0 30.6 28.8 30.0 22.3 27.1
Triplet or higher-order births
14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.7 56.9 58.6 25.6 102.9 90.2 66.5
1
WIC is Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
2
BMI is body mass index.
3
Births delivered by certified nurse midwives.
4
Low-risk cesarean rate is the number of singleton, term (37 or more weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate), cephalic, cesarean deliveries to women having a first birth per 100
women delivering singleton, term, cephalic births.
5
Other includes Indian Health Service, CHAMPUS or TRICARE, other government (federal, state, or local), or charity.
6
Excludes data for California which did not report if infant was being breastfed at discharge. Also excludes Michigan, for which item wording is not consistent with national standard.
7
Born before 37 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate; see Technical Notes in this report.
8
Born before 34 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate; see Technical Notes.
9
Born between 34 and 36 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate; see Technical Notes.
10
Equivalents of the gram weights in pounds are shown in the User Guide.
11
Less than 1,500 grams (3 lb 4 oz).
12
Less than 2,500 grams (5 lb 8 oz).
13
Live births in twin deliveries per 1,000 live births.
14
Live births in triplet and other higher-order multiple deliveries per 100,000 live births.
NOTES: Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, Hispanic women are classified only by place of
origin; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 15. Mothers who smoked for the 3 months before and anytime during pregnancy and those who quit before and during
pregnancy, by age (years) and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
Tobacco use and race and Hispanic origin All ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–54
All races and origins¹ Percent
3 months before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 10.2 12.2 9.7 6.4 5.5 4.4
Anytime during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 7.6 9.2 7.5 5.0 4.3 3.5
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 7.3 9.0 7.3 4.9 4.2 3.4
Second trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 5.9 7.5 6.3 4.3 3.7 3.0
Third trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 5.5 7.1 6.1 4.1 3.5 2.8
Quit before pregnancy² . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.2 27.5 25.4 23.5 23.2 23.4 22.0
Quit during pregnancy³ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.2 27.4 23.0 19.2 18.0 17.6 17.9
Non-Hispanic, single race
4
White:
3 months before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 21.6 20.4 13.6 8.2 7.4 6.4
Anytime during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 16.5 15.9 10.8 6.5 5.8 5.2
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 16.0 15.6 10.6 6.4 5.7 5.1
Second trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 13.1 13.3 9.3 5.6 5.1 4.5
Third trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 12.3 12.6 8.9 5.4 4.9 4.3
Quit before pregnancy² . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.3 25.2 22.9 21.5 22.1 22.2 20.7
Quit during pregnancy³ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.4 25.3 20.8 17.2 16.3 15.9 16.4
Black:
3 months before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 3.4 6.4 8.0 7.2 6.3 4.7
Anytime during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 2.5 4.6 6.1 5.8 5.1 3.7
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 2.3 4.5 5.9 5.6 5.0 3.7
Second trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 1.8 3.5 4.9 4.8 4.2 3.2
Third trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 1.6 3.2 4.6 4.5 4.0 3.1
Quit before pregnancy² . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.8 30.9 29.9 26.2 22.7 21.9 22.9
Quit during pregnancy³ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.6 32.8 29.5 24.7 21.3 21.0 18.3
Hispanic
5
3 months before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 2.4 3.2 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.4
Anytime during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.0
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.0
Second trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8
Third trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7
Quit before pregnancy² . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.7 42.9 42.1 38.3 35.6 35.0 30.5
Quit during pregnancy³ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.2 40.9 35.7 29.2 28.1 26.3 30.3
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 15. Mothers who smoked for the 3 months before and anytime during pregnancy and those who quit before and during
pregnancy, by age (years) and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018—Con.
Tobacco use and race and Hispanic origin All ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–54
All races and origins¹ Number
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 181,607 726,175 1,099,491 1,090,697 566,786 126,956
Not stated 3 months before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,048 1,122 3,982 5,457 4,389 2,492 606
Not stated during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,013 991 3,711 5,154 4,206 2,380 571
Quit before pregnancy²:
Smokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317,730 18,386 87,784 105,599 69,562 30,878 5,521
Unknown if quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587 35 143 195 140 61 13
Quit during pregnancy³:
Smokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,290 13,663 66,630 82,155 54,324 24,121 4,397
Unknown if quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 38 113 127 102 42 3
Non-Hispanic, single race
4
White:
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 65,254 326,575 576,811 624,015 304,062 59,696
Not stated 3 months before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,417 382 1,581 2,180 1,969 1,079 226
Not stated during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,003 336 1,452 2,055 1,880 1,061 219
Quit before pregnancy²:
Smokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235,717 14,024 66,228 78,086 51,248 22,303 3,828
Unknown if quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 24 78 111 74 35 9
Quit during pregnancy³:
Smokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185,707 10,693 51,774 62,108 40,449 17,605 3,078
Unknown if quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 25 77 85 59 28 2
Black:
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 38,269 137,974 166,802 124,206 67,268 17,510
Not stated 3 months before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,321 234 803 1,068 721 391 104
Not stated during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,209 225 780 1,029 708 368 99
Quit before pregnancy²:
Smokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,188 1,277 8,727 13,222 8,925 4,221 816
Unknown if quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 5 21 27 29 10 2
Quit during pregnancy³:
Smokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,549 933 6,341 10,102 7,109 3,415 649
Unknown if quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 4 12 23 27 6 –
Hispanic
5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 65,852 209,701 253,977 208,193 117,383 31,104
Not stated 3 months before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,156 368 1,026 1,210 857 542 153
Not stated during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,718 298 913 1,099 791 483 134
Quit before pregnancy²:
Smokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,214 1,590 6,613 7,442 4,860 2,269 440
Unknown if quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 6 19 30 16 8 –
Quit during pregnancy³:
Smokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,740 944 3,961 4,751 3,233 1,528 323
Unknown if quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4 9 9 5 1 –
– Quantity zero.
1
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
2
Quit in the 3 months before pregnancy: births to women not reporting smoking during pregnancy per 100 women who smoked in the 3 months before pregnancy. See Technical Notes in this
report.
3
Quit during pregnancy: births to women not reporting smoking in the third trimester of pregnancy per 100 women who smoked in either the first or second trimester. See Technical Notes.
4
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
5
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 16. Trimester prenatal care began, by age (years) and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
Trimester care began and race and Hispanic origin of mother All ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–54
All races and origins
1
Percent
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.5 61.2 70.9 77.7 82.1 81.7 78.2
Second trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.3 27.1 21.0 16.2 13.0 13.4 16.0
Late or no care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 11.7 8.1 6.1 4.9 4.9 5.8
Third trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 8.4 5.9 4.4 3.5 3.6 4.2
No care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 3.3 2.3 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.6
Number
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 181,607 726,175 1,099,491 1,090,697 566,786 126,956
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,362 5,343 19,977 27,209 25,633 13,934 3,266
Non-Hispanic, single race² Percent
White:
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.5 68.5 75.8 82.3 86.1 85.5 82.3
Second trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.1 23.3 18.1 13.2 10.4 10.8 13.1
Late or no care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 8.2 6.1 4.5 3.5 3.7 4.5
Third trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 6.3 4.7 3.4 2.6 2.7 3.3
No care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 1.9 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.2
Number
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 65,254 326,575 576,811 624,015 304,062 59,696
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,224 1,481 7,203 11,561 13,007 6,559 1,413
Black: Percent
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.1 54.7 63.7 68.1 70.6 71.6 69.2
Second trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.0 31.1 25.5 22.5 20.4 19.6 21.1
Late or no care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 14.2 10.7 9.4 9.0 8.8 9.7
Third trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 9.5 7.1 6.4 6.4 6.1 7.1
No care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 4.7 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.6
Number
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 38,269 137,974 166,802 124,206 67,268 17,510
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,500 1,585 5,585 6,539 4,531 2,605 655
Hispanic³ Percent
First trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.7 58.3 68.7 74.4 76.8 76.5 73.9
Second trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.6 28.3 22.1 18.6 17.0 17.4 19.5
Late or no care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 13.4 9.2 7.1 6.2 6.1 6.5
Third trimester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 9.5 6.6 5.0 4.3 4.2 4.7
No care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 3.8 2.6 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9
Number
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 65,852 209,701 253,977 208,193 117,383 31,104
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,096 1,895 5,449 6,175 4,955 2,880 742
1
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
2
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
3
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 17. Births, by method of delivery: United States, 2010–2018, and by race and Hispanic origin of mother, United States,
2016–2018
Year and race and
Hispanic origin All births
Vaginal Cesarean
Not
stated
Cesarean Vaginal
birth after
previous
cesarean
delivery
7
Total¹
After
previous
cesarean Total² Primary Low-risk³ Total
4
Primary
5
Low-risk
6
All races and origins
8
Number Percent
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 2,581,992 78,842 1,208,176 693,276 319,022 1,544 31.9 21.7 25.9 13.3
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,855,500 2,621,010 76,301 1,232,339 710,963 325,086 2,151 32.0 21.9 26.0 12.8
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,945,875 2,684,803 75,244 1,258,581 728,500 329,614 2,491 31.9 21.8 25.7 12.4
2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,978,497 2,703,504 --- 1,272,503 --- 331,982 2,490 32.0 --- 25.8 ---
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,988,076 2,699,951 --- 1,284,551 --- 337,086 3,574 32.2 --- 26.0 ---
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,932,181 2,642,892 --- 1,284,339 --- 344,405 4,950 32.7 --- 26.8 ---
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,952,841 2,650,744 --- 1,296,070 --- 355,942 6,027 32.8 --- 27.2 ---
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,953,590 2,651,428 --- 1,293,267 --- 359,669 8,895 32.8 --- 27.2 ---
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,999,386 2,680,947 --- 1,309,182 --- 368,523 9,257 32.8 --- 27.5 ---
Non-Hispanic,
single race
9
White:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 1,353,424 38,345 602,361 356,796 164,087 628 30.8 21.4 24.9 13.5
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992,461 1,375,702 37,295 615,830 366,505 167,434 929 30.9 21.5 24.9 13.0
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,056,332 1,419,788 37,442 635,588 379,240 172,006 956 30.9 21.5 24.7 12.8
Black:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 352,750 12,702 199,117 114,150 49,481 162 36.1 25.2 30.3 13.0
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,715 358,467 12,457 201,991 117,054 50,217 257 36.0 25.3 30.4 12.8
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558,622 357,859 11,763 200,460 117,410 50,287 303 35.9 25.4 30.3 12.4
Hispanic
10
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 605,674 19,371 280,386 147,149 67,040 150 31.6 20.1 25.4 12.7
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898,764 613,101 18,423 285,379 150,592 67,860 284 31.8 20.2 25.6 12.0
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,447 627,095 17,847 290,832 153,462 67,278 520 31.7 20.1 25.1 11.5
--- Comparable data were not available for the 50 states and the District of Columbia for 2010–2015 because not all reporting areas had adopted the 2003 U.S. Certificate of Live Birth.
1
Includes unknown type of vaginal delivery; see Technical Notes in this report.
2
Includes unknown type of cesarean delivery; see Technical Notes.
3
Low-risk cesarean is defined as singleton, term (37 or more completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate), cephalic, cesarean deliveries to women having a first birth.
4
Percentage of all live births delivered by cesarean.
5
Primary cesarean rate is the number of births to women having a cesarean delivery per 100 births to women without a previous cesarean.
6
Low-risk cesarean rate is the number of singleton, term (37 or more completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate), cephalic, cesarean deliveries to women having a first
birth per 100 women delivering singleton, term, cephalic, first births.
7
Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rate is the number of births to women having a vaginal delivery per 100 births to women with a previous cesarean delivery.
8
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
9
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
10
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 18. Births, by method of delivery and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
Race and Hispanic
origin and
age (years) of mother All births
Vaginal Cesarean
Not
stated
Cesarean Vaginal
birth after
previous
cesarean
delivery
7
Total¹
After
previous
cesarean Total² Primary Low-risk³ Total
4
Primary
5
Lowrisk
6
All races and origins
8
Number Percent
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 2,581,992 78,842 1,208,176 693,276 319,022 1,544 31.9 21.7 25.9 13.3
Under 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181,607 145,667 561 35,877 32,264 21,678 63 19.8 18.2 16.1 13.5
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726,175 540,586 8,665 185,252 127,269 72,690 337 25.5 19.3 21.6 13.0
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,099,491 769,495 22,256 329,512 190,914 90,763 484 30.0 20.4 25.5 13.8
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,090,697 721,045 27,500 369,271 197,717 82,938 381 33.9 22.2 29.5 13.8
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566,786 339,252 16,337 227,331 112,599 40,160 203 40.1 25.9 38.8 12.5
40–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,956 65,947 3,523 60,933 32,513 10,793 76 48.0 34.3 53.0 11.0
Non-Hispanic,
single race
9
White, all ages . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 1,353,424 38,345 602,361 356,796 164,087 628 30.8 21.4 24.9 13.5
Under 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,254 52,167 136 13,058 11,886 7,789 29 20.0 18.6 15.9 10.4
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326,575 245,152 3,048 81,289 57,174 31,790 134 24.9 19.1 20.2 11.2
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576,811 411,907 9,921 164,709 101,506 48,801 195 28.6 20.2 23.6 13.6
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624,015 424,241 14,753 199,603 111,895 47,858 171 32.0 21.5 27.5 14.4
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304,062 187,866 8,733 116,125 59,158 22,268 71 38.2 24.8 36.6 13.3
40–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,696 32,091 1,754 27,577 15,177 5,581 28 46.2 33.4 50.3 12.4
Black, all ages . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 352,750 12,702 199,117 114,150 49,481 162 36.1 25.2 30.3 13.0
Under 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,269 29,707 140 8,552 7,692 5,181 10 22.4 20.7 18.8 14.0
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,974 97,638 1,990 40,300 27,891 15,649 36 29.2 22.6 25.9 13.8
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,802 107,994 4,357 58,760 32,119 13,624 48 35.2 23.7 33.3 14.1
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,206 73,762 3,746 50,407 25,420 8,914 37 40.6 26.7 39.9 13.0
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,268 35,593 1,984 31,651 15,928 4,704 24 47.1 32.2 49.4 11.2
40–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,510 8,056 485 9,447 5,100 1,409 7 54.0 40.3 61.9 10.0
Hispanic
10
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 605,674 19,371 280,386 147,149 67,040 150 31.6 20.1 25.4 12.7
Under 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,852 53,847 248 11,989 10,610 7,354 16 18.2 16.5 15.1 15.3
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,701 157,962 2,957 51,706 33,760 20,301 33 24.7 17.9 21.7 14.2
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253,977 175,985 6,038 77,951 39,196 18,263 41 30.7 18.7 27.9 13.5
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,193 133,067 5,844 75,093 34,613 12,854 33 36.1 21.4 33.8 12.6
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,383 68,554 3,455 48,813 21,727 6,463 16 41.6 25.0 43.3 11.3
40–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,104 16,259 829 14,834 7,243 1,805 11 47.7 32.0 55.7 9.8
1
Includes unknown type of vaginal delivery; see Technical Notes in this report.
2
Includes unknown type of cesarean delivery; see Technical Notes.
3
Low-risk cesarean is defined as singleton, term (37 or more completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate), cephalic, cesarean deliveries to women having a first birth.
4
Percentage of all live births delivered by cesarean.
5
Primary cesarean rate is the number of births to women having a cesarean delivery per 100 births to women without a previous cesarean.
6
Low-risk cesarean rate is the number of singleton, term (37 or more completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate), cephalic, cesarean deliveries to women having a first
birth per 100 women delivering singleton, term, cephalic, first births.
7
Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rate is the number of births to women having a vaginal delivery per 100 births to women with a previous cesarean delivery.
8
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
9
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
10
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 19. Principal source of payment for the delivery, by age (years) and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States,
2018
[Percentages are number of live births with specified source of payment per 100 live births in specified group]
Source of payment and race and
Hispanic origin of mother All ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–54
All races and origins¹ Percent
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.3 77.3 63.1 44.8 29.4 27.4 29.9
Private insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.6 15.1 28.2 47.0 63.0 64.8 61.2
Self-pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.6 5.7
Other² . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 3.8 4.9 4.1 3.4 3.2 3.1
Number
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 181,607 726,175 1,099,491 1,090,697 566,786 126,956
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,595 1,144 4,305 6,801 6,396 3,184 765
Non-Hispanic, single race
3
Percent
White:
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.0 72.3 53.5 32.4 18.6 16.8 18.3
Private insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.3 22.2 38.6 60.4 75.4 77.2 74.7
Self-pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 2.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.4 4.4
Other
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 3.5 4.8 3.9 3.0 2.6 2.6
Number
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 65,254 326,575 576,811 624,015 304,062 59,696
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,651 447 2,154 3,852 3,983 1,830 385
Percent
Black:
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.3 84.2 76.4 68.4 55.6 47.5 43.6
Private insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4 11.2 18.0 25.7 37.3 45.0 48.2
Self-pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 2.3 2.0 2.6 3.7 4.1 5.1
Other
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 2.3 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1
Number
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 38,269 137,974 166,802 124,206 67,268 17,510
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,832 187 615 841 705 367 117
Hispanic
4
Percent
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.9 78.5 69.4 58.9 49.9 48.0 49.5
Private insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.5 10.0 19.2 30.0 38.5 39.9 37.8
Self-pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 6.8 6.0 6.3 7.4 8.0 8.5
Other
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.3
Number
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 65,852 209,701 253,977 208,193 117,383 31,104
Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,177 384 1,030 1,160 904 539 160
1
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, and Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with
origin not stated.
2
Other includes Indian Health Service, CHAMPUS or TRICARE, other government (federal, state, or local), or charity.
3
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
4
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 20. Births, by gestational age (weeks): United States, 2010–2018, and by race and Hispanic origin of mother,
United States, 2016–2018
Race and Hispanic
origin of
mother and year All births
Preterm
1
Term
1
Post
term
1
Not
stated
Total
under 37
Total
under 34
Early Late
Total
37–41
Early
37–38
Full
39–40
Late
41
42 and
overUnder 28 28–31 32–33
34–36
All races and origins²
Number
Percent
Number
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 10.02 2.75 0.66 0.91 1.18 7.28 89.68 26.53 57.24 5.90 0.30 2,507
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,855,500 9.93 2.76 0.67 0.92 1.17 7.17 89.74 26.00 57.49 6.25 0.33 2,759
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,945,875 9.85 2.76 0.68 0.92 1.17 7.09 89.80 25.47 57.94 6.38 0.35 3,454
2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,978,497 9.63 2.76 0.68 0.91 1.17 6.87 89.98 24.99 58.47 6.51 0.40 2,926
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,988,076 9.57 2.75 0.69 0.91 1.15 6.82 90.43 24.76 58.72 6.53 0.42 3,246
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,932,181 9.62 2.79 0.70 0.92 1.17 6.83 90.38 24.81 58.85 6.31 0.41 7,467
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,952,841 9.76 2.80 0.71 0.92 1.17 6.96 90.24 25.47 58.30 6.06 0.40 8,380
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,953,590 9.81 2.81 0.70 0.93 1.18 6.99 90.19 26.09 57.51 6.16 0.43 9,290
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,999,386 9.98 2.84 0.71 0.94 1.18 7.15 90.01 27.29 56.08 6.19 0.46 10,538
Non-Hispanic,
single race
3
White:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 9.09 2.26 0.44 0.76 1.07 6.83 90.53 24.68 59.16 6.70 0.37 924
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992,461 9.05 2.30 0.46 0.77 1.06 6.76 90.54 24.16 59.27 7.11 0.40 1,051
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,056,332 9.04 2.33 0.48 0.78 1.07 6.72 90.53 23.64 59.61 7.28 0.43 1,409
Black:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 14.13 4.90 1.51 1.60 1.79 9.23 85.62 29.64 51.34 4.64 0.25 384
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,715 13.93 4.87 1.53 1.62 1.72 9.06 85.79 28.93 51.90 4.96 0.28 445
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558,622 13.77 4.93 1.56 1.61 1.75 8.84 85.94 28.48 52.42 5.04 0.30 506
Hispanic
4
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 9.73 2.56 0.62 0.84 1.09 7.17 90.07 28.05 56.83 5.19 0.20 382
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898,764 9.62 2.56 0.62 0.85 1.09 7.05 90.16 27.58 57.15 5.43 0.23 455
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,447 9.45 2.98 0.62 0.84 1.08 6.92 90.30 27.02 57.85 5.43 0.25 676
All races and origins² Number
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 379,777 104,031 24,945 34,386 44,700 275,746 3,398,110 1,005,405 2,169,016 223,689 11,318 2,507
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,855,500 382,726 106,417 25,913 35,476 45,028 276,309 3,457,455 1,001,601 2,214,983 240,871 12,560 2,759
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,945,875 388,218 108,836 26,618 36,239 45,979 279,382 3,540,290 1,004,224 2,284,399 251,667 13,913 3,454
2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,978,497 382,786 109,660 26,996 36,149 46,515 273,126 3,577,072 993,599 2,324,474 258,999 15,713 2,926
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,988,076 381,321 109,474 27,320 36,245 45,909 271,847 3,586,933 986,745 2,339,796 260,392 19,822 3,246
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,932,181 377,655 109,435 27,550 36,096 45,789 268,220 3,283,457 973,569 2,309,888 247,476 16,126 7,467
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,952,841 385,082 110,444 28,004 36,366 46,074 274,638 3,304,365 1,004,750 2,299,615 239,148 15,866 8,380
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,953,590 386,855 111,002 27,737 36,758 46,507 275,853 3,297,649 1,029,157 2,268,492 242,999 16,797 9,290
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,999,386 398,402 113,131 28,437 37,435 47,259 285,271 3,325,476 1,088,564 2,236,912 246,768 18,413 10,538
Non-Hispanic,
single race
3
White:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 177,842 44,287 8,665 14,764 20,858 133,555 1,770,366 482,550 1,156,775 131,041 7,281 924
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992,461 180,322 45,761 9,200 15,429 21,132 134,561 1,803,063 481,048 1,180,394 141,621 8,025 1,051
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,056,332 185,854 47,823 9,766 16,101 21,956 138,031 1,860,243 485,846 1,224,872 149,525 8,826 1,409
Black:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 77,939 27,008 8,348 8,804 9,856 50,931 472,316 163,530 283,202 25,584 1,390 384
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,715 78,024 27,274 8,548 9,070 9,656 50,750 480,661 162,072 290,803 27,786 1,585 445
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558,622 76,834 27,501 8,729 8,987 9,785 49,333 479,630 158,937 292,539 28,154 1,652 506
Hispanic
4
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 86,186 22,637 5,490 7,467 9,680 63,549 797,905 248,463 503,429 46,013 1,737 382
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898,764 86,393 23,025 5,605 7,635 9,785 63,368 809,882 247,788 513,342 48,752 2,034 455
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,447 86,691 23,195 5,649 7,665 9,881 63,496 828,783 247,999 530,951 49,833 2,297 676
1
Expressed in completed weeks based on the obstetric estimate of gestation; see Technical Notes in this report.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
³
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
4
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 21. Births, by gestational age (weeks) and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
Age (years) and
race and
Hispanic origin
of mother All births
Preterm
1
Term
1
Post term
1
Not
stated
Total
under 37
Early Late
Total
37–41
Early Full Late
42 and
overUnder 28 28–31 32–33 34–36 37–38 39–40 41
All races and origins²
Number Percent Number
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 10.02 0.66 0.91 1.18 7.28 89.68 26.53 57.24 5.90 0.30 2,507
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,736 15.40 1.33 1.74 1.51 10.83 84.42 27.97 50.32 6.14 0.17 9
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,871 10.41 0.90 1.01 1.23 7.27 89.37 26.40 56.31 6.65 0.22 157
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726,175 9.65 0.70 0.90 1.11 6.95 90.10 26.65 57.43 6.01 0.26 524
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,099,491 9.38 0.63 0.84 1.06 6.85 90.34 25.95 58.26 6.12 0.28 805
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,090,697 9.62 0.59 0.85 1.16 7.03 90.04 25.84 57.90 6.31 0.34 580
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566,786 11.39 0.67 1.03 1.39 8.30 88.27 27.83 55.43 5.01 0.33 334
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,381 13.80 0.83 1.25 1.70 10.02 85.91 31.10 51.89 2.92 0.29 90
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,575 22.12 1.33 2.54 3.44 14.81 77.58 33.18 42.09 2.31 0.30 8
Non-Hispanic,
single race³
White, all ages . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 9.09 0.44 0.76 1.07 6.83 90.53 24.68 59.16 6.70 0.37 924
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 337 14.93 1.49 0.90 0.60 11.94 85.07 24.78 53.43 6.87 * 2
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,917 10.11 0.79 0.97 1.17 7.18 89.65 25.09 57.73 6.82 0.25 49
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326,575 9.00 0.48 0.78 1.04 6.70 90.69 25.17 59.08 6.44 0.31 181
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576,811 8.55 0.44 0.71 0.97 6.43 91.12 24.25 59.98 6.89 0.33 293
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624,015 8.64 0.38 0.70 1.03 6.52 90.95 23.88 59.77 7.29 0.42 249
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304,062 10.19 0.43 0.80 1.22 7.74 89.37 25.61 57.75 6.01 0.44 114
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,417 12.47 0.59 1.07 1.51 9.29 87.12 29.00 54.49 3.63 0.40 32
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,279 19.58 0.89 2.15 3.37 13.17 80.07 32.23 45.15 2.69 0.35 4
Black, all ages . . . . . . . . . 552,029 14.13 1.51 1.60 1.79 9.23 85.62 29.64 51.34 4.64 0.25 384
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 554 16.67 1.63 1.45 2.17 11.41 82.97 28.26 49.28 5.43 0.36 2
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,715 12.96 1.48 1.43 1.71 8.33 86.90 28.01 52.99 5.91 0.14 40
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,974 13.03 1.38 1.49 1.58 8.57 86.77 29.26 52.73 4.78 0.20 96
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,802 13.57 1.46 1.51 1.67 8.93 86.18 29.18 52.31 4.69 0.25 105
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,206 14.38 1.57 1.60 1.86 9.35 85.29 29.58 50.91 4.80 0.33 80
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,268 16.60 1.74 1.97 2.16 10.73 83.13 31.36 47.96 3.81 0.27 53
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,988 18.55 1.76 2.05 2.54 12.21 81.20 34.55 44.36 2.29 0.24 8
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,522 26.94 2.43 2.89 4.40 17.21 72.40 34.03 35.74 2.63 0.66 –
Hispanic
4
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 9.73 0.62 0.84 1.09 7.17 90.07 28.05 56.83 5.19 0.20 382
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 730 14.62 0.69 2.34 1.24 10.34 85.24 28.00 50.90 6.34 0.14 5
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,122 9.23 0.68 0.81 1.00 6.74 90.54 26.77 56.94 6.83 0.23 43
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,701 8.47 0.58 0.71 0.93 6.25 91.33 27.10 58.17 6.05 0.20 107
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253,977 8.86 0.56 0.75 0.93 6.63 90.94 27.32 58.21 5.41 0.20 92
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,193 10.15 0.62 0.87 1.18 7.48 89.66 28.24 56.57 4.85 0.19 69
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,383 12.05 0.73 1.13 1.46 8.74 87.77 30.40 53.65 3.72 0.18 51
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,192 14.08 0.81 1.18 1.68 10.41 85.76 32.72 50.90 2.14 0.16 14
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,912 23.02 1.31 2.93 2.83 15.96 76.87 35.95 39.46 1.47 0.10 1
* Estimate does not meet NCHS standards of reliability.
– Quantity zero.
1
Expressed in completed weeks based on the obstetric estimate of gestation; see Technical Notes in this report.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
3
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
4
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 22. Births, by birthweight (grams): United States, 2010–2018, and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother, United States, 2016–2018
Year and race and
Hispanic origin of mother All births
Birthweight (grams)¹
Low birthweight
2,500–
2,999
3,000–
3,499
3,500–
3,999
4,000–
4,499
4,500–
4,999
5,000 or
more Not stated
Very low birthweight
1,500–
1,999
2,000–
2,499
Total under
2,500
Total under
1,500
Less than
500 500–999
1,000–
1,499
All races and origins
2
Number Percent Number
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 8.28 1.38 0.14 0.50 0.74 1.62 5.28 18.75 38.76 26.44 6.72 0.94 0.11 2,932
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,855,500 8.28 1.41 0.14 0.52 0.74 1.63 5.25 18.72 38.76 26.44 6.75 0.95 0.11 3,002
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,945,875 8.17 1.40 0.14 0.52 0.74 1.59 5.17 18.54 38.76 26.60 6.85 0.97 0.11 4,518
2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,978,497 8.07 1.40 0.15 0.52 0.73 1.58 5.09 18.36 38.84 26.73 6.90 0.98 0.12 3,621
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,988,076 8.00 1.40 0.15 0.52 0.74 1.56 5.04 18.27 38.80 26.88 6.94 0.99 0.12 3,270
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,932,181 8.02 1.41 0.15 0.53 0.73 1.56 5.05 18.22 38.93 26.85 6.86 0.99 0.11 4,452
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,952,841 7.99 1.42 0.15 0.54 0.73 1.56 5.01 18.28 39.00 26.81 6.83 0.97 0.12 4,008
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,953,590 8.10 1.44 0.15 0.54 0.75 1.58 5.08 18.44 39.13 26.56 6.71 0.95 0.11 4,570
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,999,386 8.15 1.45 0.15 0.55 0.75 1.59 5.11 18.63 39.21 26.41 6.58 0.92 0.11 3,964
Non-Hispanic,
single race
3
White:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 6.91 1.02 0.09 0.34 0.58 1.38 4.52 16.01 37.80 29.74 8.25 1.16 0.12 1,259
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992,461 7.00 1.05 0.09 0.36 0.60 1.40 4.54 16.05 37.68 29.70 8.28 1.17 0.12 1,211
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,056,332 6.97 1.07 0.09 0.37 0.61 1.39 4.51 15.88 37.59 29.82 8.39 1.21 0.12 2,212
Black:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 14.07 2.92 0.35 1.16 1.41 2.79 8.35 25.44 37.90 18.33 3.68 0.51 0.07 571
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,715 13.89 2.95 0.36 1.18 1.41 2.72 8.22 25.44 37.96 18.37 3.76 0.51 0.07 642
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558,622 13.68 2.95 0.37 1.20 1.38 2.67 8.06 25.38 38.24 18.42 3.69 0.52 0.07 936
Hispanic
4
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 7.49 1.24 0.12 0.46 0.66 1.43 4.81 19.01 40.64 25.90 6.02 0.83 0.11 381
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898,764 7.43 1.26 0.13 0.47 0.66 1.42 4.76 18.86 40.76 25.95 6.02 0.85 0.11 428
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,447 7.32 1.24 0.13 0.46 0.65 1.41 4.68 18.76 40.79 26.06 6.10 0.85 0.12 556
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 22. Births, by birthweight (grams): United States, 2010–2018, and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother, United States, 2016–2018—Con.
Year and race and
Hispanic origin of mother All births
Birthweight (grams)¹
Low birthweight
2,500–
2,999
3,000–
3,499
3,500–
3,999
4,000–
4,499
4,500–
4,999
5,000 or
more Not stated
Very low birthweight
1,500–
1,999
2,000–
2,499
Total under
2,500
Total under
1,500
Less than
500 500–999
1,000–
1,499
All races and origins² Number
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 313,752 52,171 5,303 18,970 27,898 61,509 200,072 710,444 1,468,639 1,001,803 254,704 35,435 4,003 2,932
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,855,500 318,873 54,135 5,470 19,979 28,686 62,605 202,133 721,165 1,493,081 1,018,613 260,042 36,493 4,231 3,002
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,945,875 321,839 55,110 5,710 20,323 29,077 62,863 203,866 730,710 1,527,707 1,048,476 269,865 38,264 4,496 4,518
2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,978,497 320,869 55,592 5,863 20,689 29,040 62,862 202,415 729,673 1,544,024 1,062,456 274,404 38,796 4,654 3,621
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,988,076 318,847 55,947 5,936 20,721 29,290 61,992 200,908 727,987 1,546,274 1,071,007 276,592 39,353 4,746 3,270
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,932,181 315,099 55,458 5,945 20,866 28,647 61,238 198,403 715,764 1,529,258 1,054,767 269,594 38,834 4,413 4,452
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,952,841 315,709 56,252 5,947 21,432 28,873 61,499 197,958 721,840 1,540,161 1,058,604 269,581 38,288 4,650 4,008
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,953,590 319,711 56,754 5,942 21,289 29,523 62,504 200,453 728,201 1,545,355 1,048,902 265,040 37,475 4,336 4,570
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,999,386 325,563 57,841 5,980 22,015 29,846 63,427 204,295 744,181 1,566,755 1,055,004 262,997 36,706 4,216 3,964
Non-Hispanic,
single race³
White:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 135,185 19,872 1,721 6,719 11,432 26,964 88,349 313,105 739,031 581,499 161,395 22,645 2,294 1,259
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992,461 139,358 20,981 1,752 7,233 11,996 27,968 90,409 319,523 750,331 591,376 164,898 23,299 2,465 1,211
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,056,332 143,254 21,979 1,888 7,565 12,526 28,578 92,697 326,279 772,165 612,641 172,434 24,781 2,566 2,212
Black:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 77,584 16,127 1,941 6,406 7,780 15,411 46,046 140,295 209,028 101,089 20,285 2,806 371 571
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,715 77,815 16,544 2,024 6,597 7,923 15,228 46,043 142,459 212,599 102,878 21,065 2,854 403 642
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558,622 76,299 16,465 2,083 6,675 7,707 14,885 44,949 141,557 213,260 102,702 20,571 2,880 417 936
Hispanic
4
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 66,310 11,006 1,084 4,040 5,882 12,706 42,598 168,418 359,966 229,450 53,359 7,358 968 381
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898,764 66,766 11,275 1,137 4,229 5,909 12,772 42,719 169,467 366,198 233,157 54,096 7,631 1,021 428
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,447 67,210 11,378 1,175 4,237 5,966 12,910 42,922 172,171 374,434 239,210 55,983 7,770 1,113 556
1
Equivalents of gram weights in pounds and ounces are shown in the User Guide (see reference 10 in this report).
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin not stated.
3
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and
Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
4
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23. Births, by birthweight (grams) and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
Age (years) and
race and
Hispanic origin of
mother All births
Birthweight (grams)¹
Low birthweight
2,500–
2,999
3,000–
3,499
3,500–
3,999
4,000–
4,499
4,500–
4,999
5,000 or
more Not stated
Total under
2,500
Very low birthweight
1,500–
1,999
2,000–
2,499
Total under
1,500
Less than
500
500–
999
1,000–
1,499
All races and origins
2
Number Percent Number
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 8.28 1.38 0.14 0.50 0.74 1.62 5.28 18.75 38.76 26.44 6.72 0.94 0.11 2,932
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,736 12.73 2.59 0.40 0.75 1.44 2.36 7.78 26.84 41.65 16.19 2.48 0.12 * –
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,871 10.09 1.74 0.17 0.68 0.89 1.82 6.53 23.78 41.12 20.76 3.82 0.39 0.04 127
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726,175 8.59 1.41 0.15 0.52 0.73 1.60 5.58 20.91 40.51 24.08 5.22 0.63 0.06 520
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,099,491 7.78 1.29 0.14 0.47 0.68 1.50 4.99 18.37 39.20 26.91 6.74 0.90 0.10 877
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,090,697 7.63 1.24 0.12 0.44 0.68 1.53 4.87 17.24 37.99 28.22 7.66 1.13 0.12 843
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566,786 8.83 1.50 0.13 0.54 0.82 1.83 5.50 17.80 36.94 27.37 7.73 1.18 0.15 457
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,381 10.77 1.88 0.17 0.67 1.04 2.32 6.57 19.58 36.51 25.04 6.91 1.05 0.14 100
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,575 18.39 3.42 0.17 1.20 2.05 4.35 10.62 21.71 33.89 20.04 5.14 0.77 0.06 8
Non-Hispanic,
single race³
White, all ages . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 6.91 1.02 0.09 0.34 0.58 1.38 4.52 16.01 37.80 29.74 8.25 1.16 0.12 1,259
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 337 10.39 2.37 0.30 1.19 0.89 0.89 7.12 21.96 41.54 21.36 4.75 * * –
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,917 8.97 1.57 0.12 0.63 0.82 1.60 5.79 20.14 40.43 24.67 5.15 0.59 0.04 44
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326,575 7.21 1.08 0.09 0.38 0.61 1.36 4.77 18.01 39.81 27.49 6.59 0.81 0.08 193
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576,811 6.52 0.98 0.09 0.33 0.56 1.28 4.27 15.71 38.30 30.07 8.18 1.09 0.11 347
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624,015 6.40 0.90 0.08 0.29 0.53 1.31 4.19 14.85 37.06 31.15 9.07 1.33 0.13 417
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304,062 7.39 1.05 0.09 0.35 0.61 1.54 4.80 15.59 36.03 30.22 9.21 1.40 0.16 211
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,417 9.27 1.45 0.12 0.46 0.88 1.99 5.83 17.67 35.84 27.58 8.22 1.25 0.17 43
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,279 15.98 2.78 0.12 0.80 1.87 3.53 9.66 19.53 34.69 22.13 6.60 0.96 0.12 4
Black, all ages . . . . . . . . . 552,029 14.07 2.92 0.35 1.16 1.41 2.79 8.35 25.44 37.90 18.33 3.68 0.51 0.07 571
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 554 14.62 3.25 0.54 0.90 1.81 2.71 8.66 31.05 39.17 13.36 1.62 0.18 * –
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,715 14.91 2.84 0.35 1.13 1.36 2.85 9.22 30.48 38.79 13.86 1.77 0.16 0.02 34
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,974 14.06 2.71 0.33 1.05 1.33 2.68 8.67 28.02 39.02 16.01 2.55 0.30 0.03 136
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,802 13.54 2.75 0.37 1.08 1.30 2.66 8.14 25.28 38.54 18.53 3.61 0.44 0.06 173
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,206 13.49 2.96 0.34 1.20 1.42 2.74 7.79 23.17 37.11 20.65 4.76 0.70 0.11 146
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,268 15.13 3.51 0.37 1.43 1.71 3.15 8.47 22.37 35.84 20.65 5.03 0.88 0.10 66
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,988 16.63 3.77 0.38 1.51 1.87 3.63 9.23 23.44 35.11 19.34 4.63 0.74 0.11 13
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,522 24.16 5.00 0.26 2.11 2.63 6.85 12.31 23.90 30.35 17.12 3.88 0.59 * 3
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Table 23. Births, by birthweight (grams) and by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018—Con.
Age (years) and
race and
Hispanic origin of
mother All births
Birthweight (grams)¹
Low birthweight
2,500–
2,999
3,000–
3,499
3,500–
3,999
4,000–
4,499
4,500–
4,999
5,000 or
more Not stated
Total under
2,500
Very low birthweight
1,500–
1,999
2,000–
2,499
Total under
1,500
Less than
500
500–
999
1,000–
1,499
Hispanic
4
Number Percent Number
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 7.49 1.24 0.12 0.46 0.66 1.43 4.81 19.01 40.64 25.90 6.02 0.83 0.11 381
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 730 12.19 1.78 0.41 0.14 1.23 2.60 7.81 25.48 43.56 16.85 1.78 0.14 * –
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,122 8.40 1.28 0.11 0.48 0.69 1.43 5.69 23.53 43.36 20.80 3.57 0.31 0.04 35
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,701 7.13 1.11 0.13 0.41 0.57 1.25 4.77 20.46 42.54 24.35 4.89 0.57 0.06 76
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253,977 6.78 1.11 0.11 0.41 0.58 1.28 4.40 18.28 40.96 26.82 6.22 0.83 0.11 106
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,193 7.32 1.27 0.13 0.45 0.69 1.44 4.61 17.49 39.43 27.60 6.97 1.06 0.14 93
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,383 8.55 1.56 0.12 0.58 0.86 1.84 5.16 18.08 37.99 26.91 7.17 1.12 0.18 57
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,192 10.19 1.69 0.15 0.66 0.88 2.30 6.20 19.24 37.67 24.94 6.77 1.08 0.12 13
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,912 18.32 3.72 0.26 1.41 2.04 3.35 11.25 22.29 34.59 19.73 4.19 0.84 0.05 1
* Estimate does not meet NCHS standards of reliability.
– Quantity zero.
1
Equivalents of gram weights in pounds and ounces are shown in the User Guide (see reference 10 in this report).
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin not stated.
3
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and
Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
4
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 24. Twin and triplet and higher-order multiple births: United States, 2010–2018, and by race and Hispanic origin of mother:
United States, 2016–2018
Race and Hispanic origin and year Total births Twin births
Triplet and
higher-order births
1
Multiple
birth rate
Twin
birth rate
Triplet and higher-
order birth rate
1
All races and origins
2
Number Per 1,000 Per 100,000
2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 123,536 3,525 33.5 32.6 93.0
2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,855,500 128,310 3,917 34.3 33.3 101.6
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,945,875 131,723 4,003 34.4 33.4 101.4
2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,978,497 133,155 4,123 34.5 33.5 103.6
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,988,076 135,336 4,526 35.1 33.9 113.5
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,932,181 132,324 4,700 34.8 33.7 119.5
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,952,841 131,024 4,919 34.4 33.1 124.4
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,953,590 131,269 5,417 34.6 33.2 137.0
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,999,386 132,562 5,503 34.5 33.1 137.6
Non-Hispanic, single race³
White:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 67,203 1,996 35.4 34.4 102.0
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992,461 70,704 2,324 36.7 35.5 116.6
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,056,332 73,425 2,502 36.9 35.7 121.7
Black:
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 22,502 658 42.0 40.8 119.2
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,715 22,982 671 42.2 41.0 119.7
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558,622 22,267 628 41.0 39.9 112.4
Hispanic
4
2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 21,654 573 25.1 24.4 64.7
2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898,764 22,041 614 25.2 24.5 68.3
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,447 22,625 538 25.2 24.6 58.6
1
Triplet, quadruplet, quintuplet, and higher-order multiple deliveries.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
3
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
4
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race; see Technical Notes.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Table 25. Births, by plurality and age and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018
Race and Hispanic origin
and age (years) of mother
Live births Rates
Total Singleton Twin
Triplet and
higher-order
multiple
1
Multiple birth Twin birth
Triplet and
higher-order
multiple
1
All races and origins
2
Number Per 1,000 Per 100,000
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791,712 3,664,651 123,536 3,525 33.5 32.6 93.0
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,736 1,715 21 – 12.1 12.1 0.0
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,871 176,756 3,084 31 17.3 17.1 17.2
15–17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,291 43,658 624 9 14.3 14.1 20.3
18–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,580 133,098 2,460 22 18.3 18.1 16.2
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726,175 709,046 16,835 294 23.6 23.2 40.5
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,099,491 1,065,264 33,394 833 31.1 30.4 75.8
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,090,697 1,050,006 39,441 1,250 37.3 36.2 114.6
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566,786 541,686 24,268 832 44.3 42.8 146.8
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,381 111,902 5,269 210 46.7 44.9 178.9
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,575 8,276 1,224 75 135.7 127.8 783.3
Non-Hispanic, single race
3
White, all ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,956,413 1,887,214 67,203 1,996 35.4 34.4 102.0
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 327 10 – 29.7 29.7 0.0
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,917 63,840 1,068 9 16.6 16.5 13.9
15–17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,036 12,858 175 3 13.7 13.4 23.0
18–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,881 50,982 893 6 17.3 17.2 11.6
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326,575 319,134 7,314 127 22.8 22.4 38.9
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576,811 558,625 17,709 477 31.5 30.7 82.7
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624,015 599,564 23,656 795 39.2 37.9 127.4
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304,062 289,438 14,123 501 48.1 46.4 164.8
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,417 52,542 2,792 83 51.9 50.4 149.8
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,279 3,744 531 4 125.0 124.1 93.5
Black, all ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552,029 528,869 22,502 658 42.0 40.8 119.2
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 552 2 – 3.6 3.6 0.0
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,715 36,790 912 13 24.5 24.2 34.5
15–17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,998 9,814 181 3 18.4 18.1 30.0
18–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,717 26,976 731 10 26.7 26.4 36.1
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,974 133,230 4,654 90 34.4 33.7 65.2
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,802 159,426 7,198 178 44.2 43.2 106.7
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,206 118,410 5,626 170 46.7 45.3 136.9
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,268 63,932 3,230 106 49.6 48.0 157.6
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,988 15,245 685 58 46.5 42.8 362.8
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,522 1,284 195 43 156.4 128.1 2,825.2
Hispanic
4
All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886,210 863,983 21,654 573 25.1 24.4 64.7
Under 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730 723 7 – 9.6 9.6 0.0
15–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,122 64,226 890 6 13.8 13.7 9.2
15–17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,185 17,968 214 3 11.9 11.8 16.5
18–19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,937 46,258 676 3 14.5 14.4 6.4
20–24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209,701 205,889 3,752 60 18.2 17.9 28.6
25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253,977 247,961 5,891 125 23.7 23.2 49.2
30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,193 201,987 6,001 205 29.8 28.8 98.5
35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,383 113,358 3,906 119 34.3 33.3 101.4
40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,192 28,164 985 43 35.2 33.7 147.3
45–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,912 1,675 222 15 124.0 116.1 784.5
– Quantity zero.
0.0 Equals zero events in the numerator or percentage of less than 0.05%.
1
Triplet, quadruplet, quintuplet and higher-order multiple deliveries.
2
Includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as Hispanic single-race white, Hispanic single-race black, and non-Hispanic multiple-race women, and births with origin
not stated.
3
Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. In this table, non-Hispanic women are classified by race. Race categories
are consistent with the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards; see Technical Notes in this report. Single race is defined as only one race reported on the birth certificate.
4
Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race.
SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality.
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Technical Notes
Data source
Data shown in this report for 2018 are based on 100% of
the birth certificates filed in all states and the District of Columbia
(D.C.). The data are provided to the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) through the Vital Statistics Cooperative
Program (VSCP). Information on the percentage of records
with missing information for maternal and infant characteristics
included in this report is shown by state in the User
Guide (10); Methodological and measurement information for
these characteristics is also available in the User Guide.
2003 revision of U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth
Data for 2016–2018 presented in this report are based on
the 2003 revision of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth;
data for 2010–2015 are based on both the 1989 and the 2003
birth certificate revisions. The 2003 revision is described in detail
elsewhere (18).
Age of mother
Age of mother is computed in most cases from the mother’s
and infant’s dates of birth as reported on the birth certificate.
Since 2007, age of mother has been imputed for ages 8 and
under and 65 and over. Mothers aged 9 are recoded as aged
10. A review and verification of unedited data for several years
including 2007 showed that the vast majority of births reported
as occurring to women aged 50 and over were to women aged
50–54. In this report, the final age group shown in the tables
(45–49, 45–54, or 50–54) includes births to mothers up to age
64. For historical information on mother’s age, see the User
Guide (10).
Marital status
Due to state statutory restrictions, beginning in 2017,
California no longer provides record-level data on the marital
status of the mother for births occurring in California to
California residents and nonresidents. Instead of record-level
data, California provided counts of births by marital status
category (married, unmarried, and unknown) by age and race
and Hispanic origin of the mother to NCHS, according to the
age and race and Hispanic origin categories shown in this
report. For consistency with procedures for handling missing
information for other jurisdictions, California’s counts of birth by
marital status were redistributed (proportionately) to the same
maternal age, race, and marital status subgroups in the data set
to obtain the national estimates by marital status. This approach
is consistent with hot-deck procedures used for non-California
records to impute for missing age, race, and marital status based
on records for which these characteristics are known.
Hispanic origin and race
Hispanic origin
Hispanic origin and race are reported separately on the
birth certificate. Data are shown in most cases for five specified
Hispanic groups: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and
South American, and Other and unknown Hispanic. Starting
with 2018, data are presented for an additional Hispanic group,
Dominican, which was previously included in the category Other
and unknown Hispanic. In tabulations of birth data by race and
Hispanic origin, data for persons of Hispanic origin are not
further classified by race because the vast majority of births to
Hispanic women are reported as white.
Items asking for the Hispanic origin of the mother (and the
father) have been included on the birth certificates of all states,
D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam since 1993, and on the birth
certificates of Puerto Rico starting in 2005 and Commonwealth
of the Northern Marianas starting in 2010 (10,12). American
Samoa does not collect information on Hispanic origin.
The Hispanic origin question on the 2003 revision of the
birth certificate asks respondents to select only one response.
Occasionally, however, more than one Hispanic origin response
is given (i.e., a specified Hispanic group [Mexican, Puerto
Rican, Cuban, Dominican, or Central and South American] in
combination with one or more other specified Hispanic group).
From 2003 through 2012, respondents who selected more than
one Hispanic origin on the birth certificate were classified as
Other Hispanic. Beginning with the 2013 data year, respondents
who select more than one Hispanic origin are randomly assigned
to a single Hispanic origin. This change was implemented to be
consistent with the coding methods of the American Community
Survey (19), on which the rates for the specified Hispanic groups
as of 2010 and are based (see “Population estimates for specific
Hispanic groups”).
Race
This report presents data on race and Hispanic origin based
on the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards
(3). The 2003 revision of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth
allows the reporting of the five race categories either alone (i.e.,
single race) or in combination (i.e., more than one race or multiple
races) for each parent (11), in accordance with OMB’s 1997
revised standards (3). The five categories for race specified in the
revised standards are: American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN),
Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander (NHOPI), and White; see User Guide (10).
Beginning in 2016, all states and D.C., in addition to Puerto
Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and Northern Marianas, were
reporting race according to the 1997 revised OMB standards, with
2.7% of mothers in the U.S. reporting more than one race (10)
in 2018. Data from American Samoa still follow the 1977 OMB
standards (20). Before 2016, the multiple-race reporting states
varied widely, increasing from 6 states in 2003 to the 50 states
and D.C. and all territories except American Samoa in 2016.
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Gestational age
Beginning with the 2014 data year, NCHS transitioned to a
new standard for estimating the gestational age of the newborn.
The new measure—the obstetric estimate of gestation at
delivery (OE)—replaces the measure based on the date of the
last menstrual period (LMP) (17). National data based on the
OE are available only from data year 2007 forward. Gestational
age estimates differ somewhat between the OE- and LMP-based
measures. Accordingly, gestational age data in this report are
based on the OE. Information and discussion of the reasons for
the change, and a detailed comparison of the two measures, are
presented elsewhere (17).
Computation of percentages, percent
distributions, and means
For information and discussion on computations of
percentages, percent distributions, and means, see the User
Guide (10).
Population denominators
The birth and fertility rates for 2018 shown in Tables 1, 2, 5,
8, 10, 11, and I–2 are based on populations estimated from the
2010 Census as of July 1, 2018. These populations are shown
in the User Guide (10). The population estimates have been
provided by the U.S. Census Bureau (21) and are based on the
2010 Census counts by age, sex, and race. The race categories
are consistent with the revised 1997 OMB standards (3).
The birth and fertility rates by state shown in Table 8 are
based on state-level population counts, which are based on the
2010 census data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau (21). Birth
and fertility rates for all territories except Puerto Rico shown in
Table 8 are based on population estimates provided by the U.S.
Census Bureau’s International Data Base (22). Rates for Puerto
Rico are based on population estimates from the 2010 Census as
of July 1, 2018, and are provided by the U.S. Census Bureau (23).
Rates by state and territory shown in this report may differ
from rates computed on the basis of other population estimates;
rates for smaller population subgroups, such as those for
teen mothers, may be particularly affected by differences in
population estimates. Birth and fertility rates by month shown in
Table I–2 are based on monthly population estimates for 2018,
which are also based on 2010 Census estimates. For 2018, rates
for unmarried women shown in Tables 10 and 11 are based on
distributions of the population by marital status averaged over a
2-year period for 2017–2018. These distributions were reported
by the U.S. Census Bureau in the March Current Population
Survey for each year (24,25), and have been adjusted to July 1,
2018 (2010 Census), population levels (21) by NCHS’ Division of
Vital Statistics (26).
The population distributions by marital status are based on
a 2-year average for 2014–2018 (12). For earlier years, rates
for unmarried women are based on population distributions by
marital status averaged over a 3-year period (26).
Population estimates for specific Hispanic groups
The 2018 population estimates for the specific Hispanic
population groups were not available as of the preparation of this
report (27). Accordingly, birth and fertility rates for these groups for
2018 are not shown in this report. Once available, birth and fertility
rates for the specific Hispanic population groups will be added
to Table 12. The 2018 special population estimates for Hispanic
groups will be shown in the User Guide, once available (10).
Computation of rates and percentages
An asterisk (*) in the tables indicates that a rate or percentage
does not meet NCHS standards of reliability or precision. For
population-based rates, an asterisk is shown in place of a rate
based on fewer than 20 births in the numerator. For percentages,
new standards have been adopted by NCHS and implemented for
natality data beginning with the 2017 data year. The new standard
is based on denominator size and on the absolute or relative
widths of the confidence interval of the proportion or percentage
calculated using the Clopper–Pearson method. This compares
with the previous standard for which, similar to the standard for
populations-based rates, an asterisk was used for percentages
based on fewer than 20 births in the numerator. For detailed
information on the new standard, see “National Center for Health
Statistics Data Presentation Standards for Proportions” and the
User Guide (10,28).
Random variation and significance testing for
natality data
For information and discussion on random variation and
significance testing for natality data, see the 2010 User Guide (10).
For information and discussion on random variation and
significance testing for birth and fertility rates for Mexican,
Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central and South American,
and other Hispanic populations based on ACS population
estimates, see the User Guide (10).
Definitions of medical terms
For definitions and discussion of medical and health items
presented in this report, see ‘‘Guide to Completing the Facility
Worksheets for the Certificate of Live Birth and Report of Fetal
Death’’ (29).
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Contents
Abstract .......................................................1
Introduction ....................................................2
The 2003 revision of U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth ..............2
Methods .......................................................2
Demographic Characteristics .......................................3
Births and birth rates ...........................................3
Age of mother .................................................4
Live-birth order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total fertility rate ...............................................5
Births and birth rates by state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Birth rates for teenagers by state ..................................5
Births to unmarried women ......................................5
Tobacco Use Before and During Pregnancy ...........................6
Medical and Health Services Utilization and Source of Payment
for the Delivery ................................................6
Use and timing of prenatal care ...................................6
Method of delivery .............................................6
Source of payment for the delivery .................................6
Infant Health Characteristics .......................................7
Period of gestation .............................................7
Birthweight ...................................................8
Multiple births ................................................8
References .....................................................9
List of Detailed Tables ...........................................11
Report tables ................................................11
List of Internet Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical Notes ................................................45
Acknowledgments
This report was prepared in the Division of Vital Statistics (DVS) under the general
direction of DVS Director Steven Schwartz; Isabelle Horon, Chief, Reproductive
Statistics Branch (RSB); and Joyce Martin, Team Leader, RSB Birth Team. Rajesh
Virkar, Chief of the Systems, Programming, and Statistical Resources Branch
(SPSRB), and Steve J. Steimel, Annie S. Liu, and Jasmine N. Mickens provided
computer programming support and statistical tables. Steve J. Steimel and Annie
S. Liu of SPSRB prepared the natality file. The Data Acquisition and Evaluation
Branch staff of DVS evaluated the quality of and acceptance procedures for
the state data files on which this report is based. This report was edited and
produced by NCHS Office of Information Services, Information Design and
Publishing Staff: Laura Drescher edited the report, and typesetting and graphics
were produced by Odell D. Eldridge (contractor).
Suggested citation
Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK,
Driscoll AK. Births: Final data for 2018.
National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 68, no
13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health
Statistics. 2019.
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Jennifer H. Madans, Ph.D., Acting Director
Amy M. Branum, Ph.D., Acting Associate
Director for Science
Division of Vital Statistics
Steven Schwartz, Ph.D., Director
Hanyu Ni, Ph.D., Associate Director
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