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US Birth Rate Drops to Historic Low After Pandemic Baby Surge
A doctor examines a pregnant woman at a health center in Denver, Colo., on March 15, 2017. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
By Katabella Roberts
4/25/2024Updated: 4/25/2024
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U.S. births declined to their lowest level in more than 40 years last year, according to new provisional data published on April 25 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Just under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, marking a 2 percent decline—or roughly 76,000 fewer births—from the previous year and the lowest level seen since 1979, when roughly 3.4 million U.S. babies were born.

Katabella Roberts
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Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.
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