Biodemography and social biologyPuerto RicoHumansSeasonsBirth RateFemale
Season of birth in Puerto Rico: Rethinking changes in patterns using 90 years of births occurring under US occupation.
Alexis R Santos-Lozada, Wilmarí De Jesús Álvarez
Published: 202510.1080/19485565.2025.2572556
Abstract
This article examines birth seasonality in Puerto Rico and explores whether patterns shift during periods of economic transformation. We compiled monthly birth counts for approximately 5.64 million births occurring from 1935 to 2024. Data sources inc…
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