US birth rates
Baby bust
Nov 30th 2011, 14:36 by The Economist online
The birth rate for teenagers in America falls to a record low
JUST over 4m babies were born in America in 2010, some 3% less than the previous year, according to a recent report from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010 the total fertility rate of 1,932 births per 1,000 women fell further below the replacement rate of 2,100 births for the third year running. The slowdown of the economy and immigrants returning home are thought to help explain this. The birth rate decreased in women of all ethnic groups, and women aged 40-44 were the only age group that had more babies in 2010 than in 2009. Meanwhile, the birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 continues to fall. Last year it reached a record low of 34.3 births per 1,000 females, a decline of 9% and the largest annual drop since 1946-47. The birth rate for even younger girls between 10 and 14 (not shown on the chart) has also fallen steadily, from 1.4 in 1990 to 0.4 in 2010.
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