Birth Demographics
This dashboard provides data on Texas live births including birth rate, teen birth rate, and select demographics.
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Texas Vital Statistics (VSTAT)
National Center for Health Statistics
Data Description
DSHS combines different data sources across many years to provide an overview of Texas maternal and infant health. The data support programs and policymakers monitor trends and make decisions to improve the health of Texas mothers and babies.
Because of rounding, some numbers in figures, graphs, or written results may not add to the total amount. Data and results are based on the most recent data available. The dashboard is updated annually.
Birth Rate: The number of live births per 1,000 people in the population.
Race and Ethnicity: Race or ethnicity information shown in the dashboard refers to the mother, not the infant. Women who identified themselves as Hispanic were classified as Hispanic regardless of race. Women who did not identify as Hispanic were classified as non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, or non-Hispanic Other. The non-Hispanic Other category includes Native American, Asian, or multiracial.
Repeat Teen Birth: The second (or more) pregnancy ending in a live birth before age 20.
Teen Birth Rate: The number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19 years.
Additional Information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024, August 12). Rate - health, United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm#birth-rates
Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Osterman MJK. Births: Provisional data for 2021. Vital Statistics Rapid Release; no 20. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. May 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:116027
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024, May 14). About teen pregnancy. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/reproductive-health/teen-pregnancy/index.htm
United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics. Natality public-use data 2016-2022, on CDC WONDER Online Database. Retrieved from https://wonder.cdc.gov/natality-expanded-current.html.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013, April 2). Preventing repeat teen births. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/pdf/2013-04-vitalsigns.pdf