From 2019 to 2020 the differences in preterm birth rates among various races in United States remained relatively unchanged.
The highest percentage of preterm births occurred among black mothers, with 12.18 percent of all births among this group delivered preterm in 2020. The lowest rates of preterm births were found among white and Asian mothers.
This graph shows the differences in preterm birth rates by the mother's race in 2019 and 2020 in the United States. Preterm births are those delivered prior to 37 weeks of gestation.
Percentage of singleton births in the United States that were preterm in 2019 and 2020, by race and ethnicity of the mother
Preterm birth rate is defined as: "Births delivered prior to 37 completed weeks of gestation per 100 births."
Singleton births are "births in pregnancies for which only one fetus is delivered, live or dead, at any time during the pregnancy."
Data are based on information from U.S. birth certificates.
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CDC. (January 21, 2022). Percentage of singleton births in the United States that were preterm in 2019 and 2020, by race and ethnicity of the mother [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308930/rates-of-singleton-preterm-births-by-race-and-hispanic-origin-of-mother/
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CDC. (2022). Percentage of singleton births in the United States that were preterm in 2019 and 2020, by race and ethnicity of the mother. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308930/rates-of-singleton-preterm-births-by-race-and-hispanic-origin-of-mother/
CDC. "Percentage of Singleton Births in The United States That Were Preterm in 2019 and 2020, by Race and Ethnicity of The Mother." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308930/rates-of-singleton-preterm-births-by-race-and-hispanic-origin-of-mother/
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Percentage of singleton births in the United States that were preterm in 2019 and 2020, by race and ethnicity of the mother [Graph], CDC, January 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308930/rates-of-singleton-preterm-births-by-race-and-hispanic-origin-of-mother/
