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Total hospital births in the United States 1946-2017
Total hospital births in the United States 1946-2017
Total number of births in U.S. hospitals from 1946 to 2017
This statistic displays the total number of births in hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2017. In 2017, there were around 3.69 million births in hospitals located in the country. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
Total number of births in U.S. hospitals from 1946 to 2017
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| Number of newborn births | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,693,124 |
| 2016 | 3,804,132 |
| 2015 | 3,826,138 |
| 2014 | 3,818,308 |
| 2013 | 3,778,696 |
| 2012 | 3,754,085 |
| 2011 | 3,767,697 |
| 2010 | 3,871,751 |
| 2009 | 4,001,748 |
| 2008 | 4,109,081 |
| 2007 | 4,128,796 |
| 2006 | 4,126,598 |
| 2005 | 4,048,442 |
| 2004 | 3,965,906 |
| 2003 | 3,976,886 |
| 2002 | 3,934,421 |
| 2001 | 3,929,733 |
| 2000 | 3,940,017 |
| 1999 | 3,829,881 |
| 1998 | 3,795,212 |
| 1997 | 3,811,522 |
| 1996 | 3,790,678 |
| 1995 | 3,833,132 |
| 1994 | 3,886,667 |
| 1993 | 3,949,788 |
| 1992 | 4,007,179 |
| 1991 | 4,047,504 |
| 1990 | 4,046,704 |
| 1989 | 3,920,384 |
| 1988 | 3,764,369 |
| 1987 | 3,698,294 |
| 1986 | 3,680,178 |
| 1985 | 3,630,961 |
| 1984 | 3,563,106 |
| 1983 | 3,596,146 |
| 1982 | 3,615,751 |
| 1981 | 3,558,274 |
| 1980 | 3,500,043 |
| 1979 | 3,376,467 |
| 1978 | 3,250,373 |
| 1977 | 3,223,699 |
| 1976 | 3,067,063 |
| 1975 | 3,091,629 |
| 1974 | 3,043,386 |
| 1973 | 3,087,210 |
| 1972 | 3,231,875 |
| 1971 | 3,464,513 |
| 1970 | 3,537,000 |
| 1965 | 3,565,344 |
| 1960 | 3,835,735 |
| 1955 | 3,476,753 |
| 1950 | 2,742,780 |
| 1946 | 2,135,327 |
| Number of newborn births | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,693,124 |
| 2016 | 3,804,132 |
| 2015 | 3,826,138 |
| 2014 | 3,818,308 |
| 2013 | 3,778,696 |
| 2012 | 3,754,085 |
| 2011 | 3,767,697 |
| 2010 | 3,871,751 |
| 2009 | 4,001,748 |
| 2008 | 4,109,081 |
| 2007 | 4,128,796 |
| 2006 | 4,126,598 |
| 2005 | 4,048,442 |
| 2004 | 3,965,906 |
| 2003 | 3,976,886 |
| 2002 | 3,934,421 |
| 2001 | 3,929,733 |
| 2000 | 3,940,017 |
| 1999 | 3,829,881 |
| 1998 | 3,795,212 |
| 1997 | 3,811,522 |
| 1996 | 3,790,678 |
| 1995 | 3,833,132 |
| 1994 | 3,886,667 |
| 1993 | 3,949,788 |
| 1992 | 4,007,179 |
| 1991 | 4,047,504 |
| 1990 | 4,046,704 |
| 1989 | 3,920,384 |
| 1988 | 3,764,369 |
| 1987 | 3,698,294 |
| 1986 | 3,680,178 |
| 1985 | 3,630,961 |
| 1984 | 3,563,106 |
| 1983 | 3,596,146 |
| 1982 | 3,615,751 |
| 1981 | 3,558,274 |
| 1980 | 3,500,043 |
| 1979 | 3,376,467 |
| 1978 | 3,250,373 |
| 1977 | 3,223,699 |
| 1976 | 3,067,063 |
| 1975 | 3,091,629 |
| 1974 | 3,043,386 |
| 1973 | 3,087,210 |
| 1972 | 3,231,875 |
| 1971 | 3,464,513 |
| 1970 | 3,537,000 |
| 1965 | 3,565,344 |
| 1960 | 3,835,735 |
| 1955 | 3,476,753 |
| 1950 | 2,742,780 |
| 1946 | 2,135,327 |
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This statistic displays the total number of births in hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2017. In 2017, there were around 3.69 million births in hospitals located in the country. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
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- Survey time period
- 1946 to 2017
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- Data are for all AHA-registered hospitals in the United States. Data are estimated for nonreporting hospitals (except data before 1972).
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- Data are for all AHA-registered hospitals in the United States. Data are estimated for nonreporting hospitals (except data before 1972).
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- Selected medical or health characteristics experienced by mothers during pregnancies/births in the United States in 2017
- Number of births in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in millions)
- Birth rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (per 1,000 of population)
- Percentage of preterm births in the United States from 1990 to 2017*
- Number of births and deaths in the United States in 2016, by state
- Top U.S. states based on home birth rate in 2017
- Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest birth rate in the United States in 2017 (per 1,000 population)
- Number of births by age of mother in the United States in 2016 (In thousands)
- Birth rate in the United States in 2017, by age of mother
- Birth rate in the United States in 2017, by ethnic group of mother
- Birth rate in the United States in 2015, by household income
- Birth rate in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment of mother
- Distribution of number of births to U.S. adult women aged 18 to 44 from 2011 to 2015, by residence
- Birthrate among U.S. females aged 20-24 years from 1973 to 2013 (per 1,000 women)
- Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2017
- Rate for multiple births in the United States from 1980 to 2017 (per 1,000 live births)*
- Birth rate for twins in the United States from 1980 to 2017 (per 1,000 live births)*
- Twin birth rates in the United States in 2017, by age of mother (per 1,000 live births)
- Twin birth rates in the United States between 1980 and 2017, by ethnicity (per 1,000 live births)
- Leading 10 U.S. states with the highest average twin birth rates in 2014-2017 (per 1,000 births)
- Birth rate for U.S. girls aged 10-14 years from 1991 to 2017 (per 1,000 girls)
- Birth rate among U.S. teenagers aged 15-19 years from 1991 to 2017 (per 1,000 women)
- Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 15-17 in selected years between 1991 and 2017, by ethnicity (per 1,000 women)
- Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 18-19 in selected years between 1991 and 2017, by ethnicity (per 1,000 women)
- Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 15-19 in selected years between 1991 and 2017, by ethnicity (per 1,000 women)
- U.S. states with the highest rate of teen births in 2017 (per 1,000 women)
- Percentage of births that were preterm births in the United States from 2014 to 2016, by plurality
- Percentage of births that were preterm births among U.S. women 2014 to 2016, by ethnicity
- Percentage of births that were preterm births in the U.S. in 2016, by state
- Percentage of births delivered by forceps or vacuum extraction in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Number of Cesarean section procedures in the United States from 1997 to 2017 (per 1,000 live births)
- Cesarean delivery rate in the United States between 1996 and 2017, by age of mother (per 100 births)
- Percentage of live births by cesarean delivery in the United States from 2008 to 2017, by ethnicity
- Total number of births in U.S. hospitals from 1946 to 2017
- Total average bill charged by U.S. hospitals for a vaginal birth and a Cesarean section in 2013 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Average cost of a routine vaginal birth in the 30 most populous U.S. cities as of 2016 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Highest Cesarean section rates for first-time, low-risk mothers at major U.S. hospitals as of 2017*
- Total number of bassinets in U.S. hospitals from 1946 to 2017
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- Total number of hospital outpatient visits in the U.S. from 1965 to 2017 (in 1,000)
- Number of surgical operations in registered hospitals in the U.S. in 2017, by number of beds
- Average daily census in registered hospitals in the U.S. in 2017, by number of beds
- Number of beds in registered hospitals in the U.S. in 2017, by hospital size
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