This statistic displays the first birth rates for women aged 40 to 44 years in the United States, by ethnicity and for the period between 1990 and 2012. In 2000, non-Hispanic white women between 40 and 44 years of age had a first birth rate of 1.7 per 1,000 women. The average age of women who have their first births has been rising over the past years. Having children at later ages will impact the size, composition, and growth of the country's population.
First birth rates among U.S. women aged 40 to 44 years between 1990 and 2012, by ethnicity
(in births per 1,000 women)
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CDC. (May 1, 2014). First birth rates among U.S. women aged 40 to 44 years between 1990 and 2012, by ethnicity (in births per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320517/first-birth-rates-in-the-us-for-women-aged-40-to-44-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "First birth rates among U.S. women aged 40 to 44 years between 1990 and 2012, by ethnicity (in births per 1,000 women)." Chart. May 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320517/first-birth-rates-in-the-us-for-women-aged-40-to-44-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2014). First birth rates among U.S. women aged 40 to 44 years between 1990 and 2012, by ethnicity (in births per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320517/first-birth-rates-in-the-us-for-women-aged-40-to-44-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "First Birth Rates among U.S. Women Aged 40 to 44 Years between 1990 and 2012, by Ethnicity (in Births per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320517/first-birth-rates-in-the-us-for-women-aged-40-to-44-by-ethnicity/
CDC, First birth rates among U.S. women aged 40 to 44 years between 1990 and 2012, by ethnicity (in births per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320517/first-birth-rates-in-the-us-for-women-aged-40-to-44-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
First birth rates among U.S. women aged 40 to 44 years between 1990 and 2012, by ethnicity (in births per 1,000 women) [Graph], CDC, May 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320517/first-birth-rates-in-the-us-for-women-aged-40-to-44-by-ethnicity/
