We’re in the midst of a worldwide baby bust.
The Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a new report showing an alarming decline in birth rates in the US and globally. For America, the fertility rate dropped by 3% from 2022, a historic low, according to the organization. Worse, this is the second year in a row of decline with no obvious solution in the near future.
Birth Rates Dropping
“By 2050, over three-quarters (155 of 204) of countries will not have high enough fertility rates to sustain population size over time; this will increase to 97% of countries (198 of 204) by 2100,” the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) predicted.
The NCHS report showed that, in 2023, birth rates for women aged 20-24 years old declined by 4% from the previous year, a…
