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Change in births, by age of mother, United States Estimated number of births each year by the age of the mother. 1950-2023 relative change. https://ourworldind

Change in births, by age of mother, United States Estimated number of births each year by the age of the mother. 1950-2023 relative change. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/births-by-age-of-mother?stackMode=relative&country=~USA https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/births-by-age-of-mother?s... Birth rate by women's age group, United States https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/fertility-rate-by-age-group?time=earliest&country=~USA&tableSearch=united+states https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/fertility-rate-by-age-gro...

frm88 1y ago
The second graph is so interesting. Pulling the slider shows less births but an average increase in the mother's age (which in turn accounts for less births if you're looking at 35+ yo first time mothers you don't expect n more kids to follow for (among others biological/medical reasons)). It would be interesting to have a complementary chart on divorces just to have a look whether existential uncertainty plays a role in age decisions.