Multiple Births
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Data are for the U.S.
- Number of twin births: 133,155
- Number of triplet births: 3,871
- Number of quadruplet births: 228
- Number of quintuplets and other higher order births: 24
- Twin birth rate: 33.5 per 1,000 live births
- Triplet or higher order birth rate: 103.6 per 100,000 live births
Source: Births: Final Data for 2015, tables F, 27 [PDF - 1.9 MB]
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- Page last reviewed: January 18, 2014
- Page last updated: March 31, 2017
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