Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2024 Aug:(507):10.15620/cdc/158789.
doi: 10.15620/cdc/158789.

Births in the United States, 2023

Joyce A Martin, Brady E Hamilton, Michelle J K Osterman

Births in the United States, 2023

Joyce A Martin et al. NCHS Data Brief. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

Objectives: This report presents 2023 data on U.S. births compared with 2022 and 2021 for several key demographic and maternal and infant characteristics.

Methods: Descriptive tabulations of data reported on the birth certificates of the 3.60 million births that occurred in 2023 are presented. Data are presented for the number of births, the general fertility rate, teenage birth rates, the distribution of births by trimester prenatal care began and the distribution of births by selected gestational age categories. Data for 2023 are compared with data for 2022 and 2021.

Results: A total of 3,596,017 births were registered in the United States in 2023, down 2% from 2022. The general fertility rate declined 3% in 2023 to 54.5 births per 1,000 females ages 15-44. Birth rates declined for females ages 15-19 (4%), 15-17 (2%), and 18-19 (5%), from 2022 to 2023. The percentage of mothers receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy declined 1% to 76.1% in 2023 while the percentage of mothers with no prenatal care increased 5%. The preterm birth rate was essentially unchanged at 10.41% in 2023 but the rate of early term births rose 2%.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Osterman MJK, Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Driscoll AK, Valenzuela CP. Births: Final data for 2022. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 73 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024. DOI: 10.15620/cdc:145588. doi: 10.15620/cdc:145588. - DOI - PubMed
    1. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital statistics online data portal. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/VitalStatsOnline.htm.
    1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual state resident population estimates for six race groups (five race alone groups and two or more races) by age, sex, and Hispanic origin: April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2023. 2024. Available from: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2023/state....
    1. U.S. Census Bureau. Methodology for the United States population estimates: Vintage 2023. Nation, states, counties, and Puerto Rico—April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2023. 2023. Available from: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/....
    1. U.S. Census Bureau. Vintage 2023 release notes. 2024. Available from: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/....

LinkOut - more resources