Covid-stricken Alabama had more deaths than births last year, a first in its recorded history.
“Our state literally shrunk in 2020,” said Dr. Scott Harris, the state’s health officer.
The U.S. Birthrate Has Dropped Again. The Pandemic May Be Accelerating the Decline.
Over all, the birthrate declined by 4 percent in 2020. Births were down most sharply in December, when babies conceived at the start of the health crisis would have been born.