Economics
U.S. 2019 Births Fall for Fifth Consecutive Year to 35-Year Low
- Total fertility rate at record low 1,705 births per 1,000
- Generation can replace itself with 2,100 births per 1000
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U.S. births dropped to the lowest level in 35 years.
About 3.75 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2019, down 1% from 2018, according to provisional data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control.