Live Births per 1,000 Women, by Age and Race/Ethnicity, 2006*

Live Births per 1,000 Women, by Age and Race/Ethnicity, 2006
Age Group Total Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander
15-19 Years 41.9 26.6 63.7 83.0 54.7 16.7
20-24 Years 105.9 83.4 133.1 177.0 114.9 62.5
25-29 Years 116.8 109.2 107.1 152.4 97.2 107.8
30-34 Years 97.7 98.1 72.6 108.4 61.5 116.5
35-39 Years 47.3 46.3 36.0 55.6 28.2 62.8
40-44 Years 9.4 8.4 8.3 13.3 6.1 14.1

*Data are preliminary.↑

Source: Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Ventura SJ. Births: Preliminary data for 2006. National vital statistics reports; vol 56 no 7. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2007. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm, accessed 12/12/07.

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