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U.S. preterm birth rate 1990-2016

Percentage of preterm births in the United States from 1990 to 2016

The data illustrates the percentage of births that were preterm births in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016. In 1990, some 10.6% of all births in the U.S. were preterm births. A preterm birth means that a child was delivered after less than 37 weeks of gestation.

1990	10.62
2000	11.64
2005	12.73
2006	12.8
2007	10.44
2008	10.36
2009	10.07
2010	9.98
2011	9.81
2012	9.76
2013	9.62
2014	9.57
2015	9.63
2016	9.85

U.S. preterm birth rate 1990-2016

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