U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Dataset Description
This dataset includes percent distribution of births for females by age group in the United States since 1933.
The number of states in the reporting area differ historically. In 1915 (when the birth registration area was established), 10 states and the District of Columbia reported births; by 1933, 48 states and the District of Columbia were reporting births, with the last two states, Alaska and Hawaii, added to the registration area in 1959 and 1960, when these regions gained statehood. Reporting area information is detailed in references 1 and 2 below. Trend lines for 1909–1958 are based on live births adjusted for under-registration; beginning with 1959, trend lines are based on registered live births.
Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Organization URL: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/hhs
Last updated: 2025-04-21
Tags: births, maternal age, nchs, united states
