Study: No One Born In U.S. For Past 5 Years
ATLANTA—According to a new study published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not a single person has been born in the United States during the past five years. “While the general fertility rate has been decreasing for some time, we found that it made a precipitous drop-off to zero starting in late 2019,” said CDC director Mandy Cohen, who called the rate a “historic low,” confirming that the U.S. birth rate had fallen 100% a half decade ago. “Our data shows that no babies were born in the United States in the year 2023, which is about 3,792,000 fewer babies than in 2018. It’s possible this could have economic repercussions down the road, but it’s not something we need to panic about yet—just something we should definitely keep an eye on.” Cohen later added, on a note of optimism, that at least the birth rate was now holding steady at zero rather than declining.
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