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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Report: US Birthrate Hits Record Low

The U.S. birthrate hit a record low last year — due largely to a decline in the numbers of teenagers having babies, The Wall Street Journal reported.

According to numbers released last month by the National Center for Health Statistics, there were 62 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age — those between 15 years old and 44 years old — in 2016, down one percent from the prior year.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Problem is, too many young Mexicans filling the deficit.

Anonymous said...

Too many rednecks collecting EBT rather than working like the Mexicans.

Anonymous said...

You naturally get lower birth rates because of the rise in homosexuality and abortion. Two gay people cannot physically produce a baby. Also when most of the country is murdering babies through abortion. This is the real reason why a smaller number of babies are being born.