Teen birth rate drops again to all-time low: CDC

Teen births in the United States dropped to a record low last year, falling 9 percent from 2015, U.S. health officials reported Friday.
The overall birth rate declined, too, dropping 1 percent between 2015 and 2016, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The total number of births in 2016 was 3,941,109.
Moreover, the fertility rate declined to 62 births per 1,000 among women of childbearing age — a record low for the nation, researchers foun