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Age-Specific Birth Rates by Year, New Jersey, 1990 to 2022

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1990
	1990	1990	15-17	2	24.7	23.8	25.5	3,518
	1990	1990	18-19	3	62.7	61.3	64.2	6,567
	1990	1990	20-24	4	84.6	83.6	85.6	23,799
	1990	1990	25-29	5	116.8	115.8	117.9	39,169
	1990	1990	30-34	6	98.3	97.3	99.3	34,605
	1990	1990	35-39	7	39.7	39.0	40.4	12,607
	1990	1990	40-44	8	6.3	6.0	6.6	1,871
2000
	2000	2000	15-17	2	16.5	15.9	17.1	2,642
	2000	2000	18-19	3	57.0	55.6	58.5	5,385
	2000	2000	20-24	4	79.7	78.6	80.8	18,890
	2000	2000	25-29	5	105.7	104.5	106.8	28,606
	2000	2000	30-34	6	111.1	110.1	112.2	36,157
	2000	2000	35-39	7	53.4	52.7	54.2	19,596
	2000	2000	40-44	8	10.8	10.5	11.2	3,902
2010
	2010	2010	15-17	2	9.5	9.0	9.9	1,710
	2010	2010	18-19	3	37.1	35.9	38.2	4,025
	2010	2010	20-24	4	67.4	66.4	68.3	17,664
	2010	2010	25-29	5	99.1	98.0	100.2	27,309
	2010	2010	30-34	6	116.6	115.4	117.8	32,887
	2010	2010	35-39	7	61.3	60.4	62.1	18,186
	2010	2010	40-44	8	13.1	12.8	13.5	4,351
2020
	2020	2020	15-17	2	3.4	3.1	3.6	593
	2020	2020	18-19	3	16.1	15.3	16.8	1,841
	2020	2020	20-24	4	41.6	40.9	42.4	11,699
	2020	2020	25-29	5	78.9	78.0	79.9	22,692
	2020	2020	30-34	6	116.5	115.3	117.6	34,360
	2020	2020	35-39	7	68.6	67.7	69.5	20,685
	2020	2020	40-44	8	16.4	15.9	16.8	4,827
2021
	2021	2021	15-17	2	3.0	2.7	3.2	519
	2021	2021	18-19	3	16.0	15.3	16.8	1,731
	2021	2021	20-24	4	40.7	40.0	41.4	11,574
	2021	2021	25-29	5	79.9	78.9	80.9	22,898
	2021	2021	30-34	6	123.0	121.8	124.2	36,658
	2021	2021	35-39	7	74.0	73.1	74.9	22,395
	2021	2021	40-44	8	17.2	16.7	17.6	5,127
2022
	2022	2022	15-17	2	3.4	3.2	3.7	605
	2022	2022	18-19	3	16.0	15.3	16.8	1,682
	2022	2022	20-24	4	41.4	40.6	42.1	11,742
	2022	2022	25-29	5	80.3	79.3	81.3	22,778
	2022	2022	30-34	6	122.7	121.5	123.9	36,930
	2022	2022	35-39	7	77.4	76.4	78.3	23,405
	2022	2022	40-44	8	17.4	16.9	17.9	5,250

Why Is This Important?

Tracking age-specific birth rate patterns shows not only trends in teen births but also trends among older mothers.

Definition

The number of live births to females in a specific age group per 1,000 females in the age group.

Data Sources

Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/)
Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html)

How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:
The number of live births to females in a specific age group
Denominator:
Estimated number of females in the age group

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Health Topic Pages Related to: Age-Specific Birth Rates

Births: Maternal, Pregnancy, and Delivery Characteristics