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U.S. fertility rate lowest its been in a century

Name: U.S. fertility rate lowest its been in a century
Uploaded: 2024-04-25T06:51:00-0500
Duration: 36 s
Description: The fertility rate in the U.S. has been trending downward for decades and now a new report shows it ranks the lowest it has been in a century. According to data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, between 2022 and 2023, there was a 3% drop in the number of births.

The fertility rate in the U.S. has been trending downward for decades and now a new report shows it ranks the lowest it has been in a century. According to data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, between 2022 and 2023, there was a 3% drop in the number of births.