Births in the United States, 2024
Martin, Hamilton and Osterman present highlights from final United States birth data for two thousand and twenty-four, using the natality file of the National Vital Statistics System, which is based on birth certificates for all births in the country. The report covers the number of births, the general fertility rate, age-specific birth rates, and the share of births covered by Medicaid by age of mother, with results for the year compared with the year before. It is a statistical report.
Martin, Hamilton and Osterman present highlights from final United States birth data for two thousand and twenty-four, using the natality file of the National Vital Statistics System, which is based on birth certificates for all births in the country. The report covers the number of births, the general fertility rate, age-specific birth rates, and the share of births covered by Medicaid by age of mother, with results for the year compared with the year before. It is a statistical report.
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NCHS Data Brief No. 535. doi:10.15620/cdc/174613