Preterm birth in the U.S. in 2019, by ethnicity

This statistic shows the preterm birth rate for females aged 15 to 44 years in the U.S. in 2019, by ethnicity. In 2019, the preterm birth rate among non-Hispanic black females was around 14.39 per 100 births. The overall preterm birth rate for females in the U.S. was around 10.23 per 100 births.