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LIVE BIRTHS
From 1995 to 2001 the total number of live births increased
4.1 percent from 3.8 million to 4.0 million. Although non-Hispanic
White women had the greatest number of births during these
years, the total number of live births among this population
decreased 2.4 percent. The number of live births in other
racial and ethnic groups increased during this period,
with Hispanics and Asian/Pacific Islander women experiencing
the
largest growth rates; 20.2 and 20.0 percent respectively.
The
total birth rate in the U.S. in 2001 was 14.5 births
per 1,000 population, a slight decrease (1.4 percent) from
the rate reported in 2000. Younger women had higher birth
rates than older women. Birth rates among Asian/Pacific
Islander and non-Hispanic White women were the highest
in women aged
25-29, while other racial and ethnic groups had their
highest
rates in the 20-24 years age group. Overall, Hispanic
women aged 20-24 had the highest birth rate (186.0 per
1,000
women). Among women aged 30 and older, Asian/Pacific
Islander women
had the highest birth rates.
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