DATA STORY
Number of live births in San Francisco
Total number of live births born to San Francisco residents by year
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent HealthHow many live births happened last year?
We count the number of babies born to plan services for families.
In 2024, 6869 babies were born to San Francisco residents.
Citywide, over the past 10 years, the total number of births decreased.
The line graph and bar chart show the total number of births by population group.
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Data notes and sources
Data source:
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vital Record Business Information System (VRBIS). VRBIS data include one birth certificate record for each and every baby born in California.
- Data were analyzed by the San Francisco (SF) Department of Public Health Maternal Child & Adolescent Health Epidemiology Section.
Data notes:
- We count live births to San Francisco residents between January 1 and December 31 of each year.
Data limitations:
- Data are not shown for population groups that had fewer than 20 total live births in the year to protect the privacy of individual people in the group.
- The total numbers shown here may undercount the true numbers, because we do not count births to San Francisco residents that happened outside of California, in other states or countries.
- We do not count babies delivered in San Francisco by people who are not San Francisco residents. The California Department of Public Health VRBIS data include one birth certificate record for each and every baby born in California.
Where did births happen?
This map shows the annual total number of live births to San Francisco residents by zip code.
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Data notes and sources
Data source:
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vital Record Business Information System (VRBIS). VRBIS data include one birth certificate record for each and every baby born in California.
- Data were analyzed by the San Francisco (SF) Department of Public Health Maternal Child & Adolescent Health Epidemiology Section.
Data notes:
- Within two weeks of every live birth, birth clerks at the hospital or midwives in the community record details about the birth. The birth record includes information about problems the birthing parent faced during pregnancy and the services they received.
Data limitations:
- Data are not shown if the number of live births in the group is less than 20 to protect the privacy of individual people in the group.
- The numbers shown here may undercount the true number of births. We do not count babies delivered in San Francisco by people who are not San Francisco residents. We do not count births delivered by San Francisco residents outside of California, in other states or countries.