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Twin birth rates in the United States 1980-2016 by ethnicity

Twin birth rates in the United States between 1980 and 2016, by ethnicity (per 1,000 live births)

The data depicts twin birth rates in the U.S. from 1980 to 2016, sorted by ethnic origin of the mother. In 2016, around 25 live births out of one thousand were twin births among mothers of Hispanic origin.

1980	18.9	18.3	24.2	16.8
1990	22.6	23.5	26.7	18
2000	29.3	32.3	33.4	20.2
2009	33.2	37	38	22.5
2011	33.2	36.6	37.2	23.1
2012	33.1	36.8	36.9	22.6
2013	33.7	36.7	38.3	23.9
2014	33.9	36.7	40	24.1
2015	33.5	36.1	39.4	24.5
2016	33.4	35.7	39.9	24.6

Twin birth rates in the United States 1980-2016 by ethnicity

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