In 1980, around 19 live births in the United States out of 1,000 were multiple births (twins, triplets or more). The rate of multiple births in the U.S. reached a peak in 2014 with a rate of 35.1 per 1,000. In 2023, the rate of multiple births was 31.4 per 1,000 live births. This statistic depicts the multiple birth rate in the United States from 1980 to 2023.
Rate for multiple births in the United States from 1980 to 2023*
(per 1,000 live births)
Characteristic
Multiple births per 1,000 live births
2023
31.4
2022
32
2021
32
2020
31.9
2019
33
2018
33.5
2017
34.3
2016
34.4
2015
34.5
2014
35.1
2013
34.8
2012
34.4
2011
34.6
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CDC. (March 17, 2025). Rate for multiple births in the United States from 1980 to 2023* (per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276022/us-multiple-birth-rate/
CDC. "Rate for multiple births in the United States from 1980 to 2023* (per 1,000 live births)." Chart. March 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276022/us-multiple-birth-rate/
CDC. (2025). Rate for multiple births in the United States from 1980 to 2023* (per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276022/us-multiple-birth-rate/
CDC. "Rate for Multiple Births in The United States from 1980 to 2023* (per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276022/us-multiple-birth-rate/
CDC, Rate for multiple births in the United States from 1980 to 2023* (per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276022/us-multiple-birth-rate/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Rate for multiple births in the United States from 1980 to 2023* (per 1,000 live births) [Graph], CDC, March 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276022/us-multiple-birth-rate/
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