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U.S. births are down 10% and deaths up 25% between 2010 and 2023, according to a new CDC report.

The report shows a steeper increase in death rates in urban counties compared to rural ones.

U.S. median age increased from 37.2 in 2010 to 39.1 in 2023, in part because of a growing share of older adults.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released yet another demographic report showing that people in the U.S. are having fewer babies — a trend holding true in much of the world.

According to the latest National Vital Statistics report released Wednesday, the number of U.S. births fell 10% overall between 2010 and 2023, though there were periodic fluctuations. Meanwhile, deaths increased in that time by a total of 25%, including a 19% increase from 2019 to 2020

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