The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the fertility rate in the U.S. is about 1.6 births per woman.

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1. Benin Benin has the world’s highest natural twin birth rate, with 27.9 twins per 1,000 births. This is largely due to genetics, particularly among certain ethnic groups.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2021, the maternal mortality rate for Black women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.6 times the rate for White women.

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Clark County’s birth rate per 1,000 residents dropped by 13 percent from 2013 to 2022, mirroring nationwide numbers that reached a historic low during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The highest rates of preterm birth were among Black mothers with public insurance (11.3 percent), while the lowest rates were among white mothers who had nonpublic insurance (5.8 percent).