National Vital Statistics Reports: Births, USA, 2005

This dataset was created from the CDC's National Vital Statistics Reports Volume 56, Number 6. The dataset includes all data available from this report by state level and includes births by race and Hispanic origin, births to unmarried women, rates of cesarean delivery, and twin and multiple birth rates. The data are final for 2005. No value is represented by a -1. "Descriptive tabulations of data reported on the birth certificates of the 4.1 million births that occurred in 2005 are presented. Denominators for population-based rates are postcensal estimates derived from the U.S. 2000 census".

This section shows information about this dataset's attributes
Attributes Range Median Mean Std. Dev.
Percent of births to unmarried women Hispanic
21.50  to  67.50
47.40 48.42 8.41
Percentage of births to unmarried women, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Percent of births to unmarried women for All races
17.70  to  56.00
36.30 36.47 6.64
Percentage of births to unmarried women, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Live Births Non-Hispanic Not stated
6.00  to  7338.00
149.00 585.08 1214.85
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin
Live Births Hispanic Other and unknown Hispanic
9.00  to  20306.00
312.00 1212.02 3097.63
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin
Triplet and higher order multiple births
16.00  to  2445.00
241.00 424.16 496.95
Triplet and higher order multiple births
Twin births
567.00  to  47394.00
5261.00 7725.61 8804.46
Twin births
Live Births Asian or Pacific Islander
70.00  to  68232.00
1500.00 4531.53 10021.25
Live Births by race of mother
Sub Region Text column (no statistics available)
Sub Region
Percent beginning care in first trimester Non-Hispanic White
-1.00  to  92.90
87.10 83.85 13.26
Percentage of mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester and percentage of mothers with late or no prenatal care, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Births to unmarried women Non-Hispanic White
121.00  to  35989.00
8424.00 11325.82 9653.41
Number of births to unmarried women, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Live Births Hispanic Mexican
20.00  to  246526.00
3270.00 13592.10 40525.52
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin
Live Births White
2401.00  to  445277.00
41252.00 63319.49 78150.51
Live Births by race of mother
Teenage Birth Rate ages 15 to 19 year
10.70  to  63.40
38.60 39.28 12.81
Teenage Birth Rate: 15-19 year
Birth Rate
10.10  to  65.40
13.80 15.64 9.18
Birth Rate
Cesarean delivery rate Black
-1.00  to  37.60
30.30 29.43 7.33
Rates of cesarean delivery, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Live Births American Indian or AlaskaNative
7.00  to  6454.00
361.00 878.69 1348.51
Live Births by race of mother
Cesarean delivery rate Hispanic
-1.00  to  37.20
26.40 26.15 5.15
Rates of cesarean delivery, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Percent late or no prenatal care Non-Hispanic White
-1.00  to  6.70
2.30 2.76 1.44
Percentage of mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester and percentage of mothers with late or no prenatal care, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Total Fertility Rate
24.40  to  2472.50
2010.00 1956.87 434.32
Total Fertility Rate
VBAC Rates Hispanic
-1.00  to  22.30
9.60 7.98 6.21
Rates of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC), by race and Hispanic origin of mother
VBAC Rates Non-Hispanic White
-1.00  to  18.10
8.20 8.26 4.32
Rates of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC), by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Cesarean delivery rate All races
21.60  to  36.80
28.90 29.07 3.75
Rates of cesarean delivery, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Percent late or no prenatal care Non-Hispanic Black
-1.00  to  15.70
5.80 5.83 4.02
Percentage of mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester and percentage of mothers with late or no prenatal care, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Percent beginning care in first trimester for All races
-1.00  to  89.30
81.30 79.04 12.93
Percentage of mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester and percentage of mothers with late or no prenatal care, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Live Births Non-Hispanic White
2062.00  to  159723.00
33955.00 44701.33 37801.03
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin
Live Births All Hispanic
72.00  to  282842.00
6121.00 19323.63 47476.46
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin
Fertility Rate
49.60  to  2005.00
65.10 137.90 358.79
Fertility Rate
Cesarean delivery rate White
20.90  to  37.90
29.70 29.53 3.86
Rates of cesarean delivery, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Percent late or no prenatal care Hispanic
-1.00  to  22.10
7.00 6.95 4.89
Percentage of mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester and percentage of mothers with late or no prenatal care, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Percent of births to unmarried Women Non-Hispanic White
5.90  to  35.20
26.30 25.71 5.63
Percentage of births to unmarried women, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Live Births Non-Hispanic: Black
52.00  to  48266.00
4841.00 11446.25 13467.60
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin
Live Births Non-Hispanic Total
6159.00  to  258702.00
45359.00 60255.00 56169.15
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin
Teenage Birth Rate ages 18 to 19
-9.00  to  103.90
68.50 66.62 24.31
Teenage Birth Rate: 18-19 years
State Name Text column (no statistics available)
State Name
Percent beginning care in first trimester Non-Hispanic Black
-1.00  to  90.20
75.30 70.98 13.56
Percentage of mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester and percentage of mothers with late or no prenatal care, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Births to unmarried women for All races
2033.00  to  195982.00
20245.00 29941.84 36405.57
Number of births to unmarried women, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Live Births Hispanic Puerto Rican
9.00  to  14251.00
256.00 1241.96 2775.65
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin
Live Births Black
63.00  to  56503.00
5280.00 12414.39 14874.45
Live Births by race of mother
State Name Text column (no statistics available)
State Name
Twin birth rate
24.20  to  44.50
31.70 31.91 4.10
Twin birth rates per 1,000 live births
VBAC Rates All Races
-1.00  to  18.60
9.40 8.97 4.19
Rates of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC), by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Percent of mothers beginning care in first trimester Hispanic
-1.00  to  85.60
69.70 68.19 14.00
Percentage of mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester and percentage of mothers with late or no prenatal care, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Births to unmarried women Non-Hispanic Black
25.00  to  32992.00
3464.00 7995.22 9292.81
Number of births to unmarried women, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Triplet or higher birth rate
-1.00  to  290.40
154.40 162.53 60.66
Triplet and higher order multiple birth rates per 100,000 live births
Percent Births to Unmarried Women Non-Haspanic Black
25.40  to  82.20
67.40 63.01 14.96
Percentage of births to unmarried women, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Births to unmarried women Hispanic
25.00  to  129641.00
2986.00 9267.63 21621.96
Number of births to unmarried women, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Live Births Hispanic Cuban
1.00  to  11409.00
46.00 328.65 1594.12
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin
Live Births for All races
6295.00  to  548882.00
56444.00 81144.10 97466.78
Live Births by race of mother
Teenage Birth Rate ages 15 to 17
7.00  to  56.10
20.00 22.12 9.34
Teenage Birth Rate: 15-17 years
Number of births
6295.00  to  3931113.30
60453.00 184848.04 574658.25
Number of births
VBAC Rates Non-Hispanic Black
-1.00  to  19.60
6.60 6.12 6.35
Rates of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC), by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Percent late or no prenatal care
-1.00  to  11.10
4.10 4.21 2.05
Percentage of mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester and percentage of mothers with late or no prenatal care, by race and Hispanic origin of mother
Live Births Hispanic Central and South American
11.00  to  27675.00
625.00 2969.65 6392.13
Live births by Hispanic origin of mother and by race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin