Major concerns are growing among population experts after new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that America’s birth rates have just plunged to a new “historic low.”
According to the CDC, the U.S. fertility rate reached a new low in 2023, marking a significant drop from 2022, which was also a history low.
In a new Pew Research Center study of 3,312 American adults, the group pointed to infertility, other medical issues, and a partner opposed to having children as reasons for childlessness.
The newly published data from the CDC reveals that birth rates have suffered a major drop since Covid mRNA shots were rolled out for published use in 2021.
Last year, when the data was published for 2022, prominent figures began raising the alarm over the fertility rate plunging.
At the time, X boss Elon Musk pointed out that the waning population poses an imminent threat to humanity.
The falling birth rates come as excess deaths have continued to surge since 2021, creating a looming population crisis.
As Slay News reported last month, a separate CDC report revealed that infant mortality rates have now soared to a record high.
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