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The birth rates for Hispanic and African-American teens were more than double those of European-American teens, [9] while Asian-American adolescents have the lowest pregnancy and birth rates of all. [3] As of 2015, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi had the highest adolescent birth rates in the Union. (See map.)
The teenage pregnancy rate was 33.9 per 1,000. The Canadian teenage pregnancy rate declined for both younger (15–17) and older (18–19) teens between 1992 and 2002. [22] Canada's highest teen pregnancy rates occur in small towns located in rural parts of peninsular Ontario. Alberta and Quebec have high teen pregnancy rates as well.
In 2008, teen pregnancy in India was high, with 62 pregnant teens out of every 1,000 women. [132] India is fast approaching to be the most populous country in the world by 2050 and increasing teenage pregnancy, an important factor for the population rise, is likely to aggravate the problems.
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From 2009 to 2010, the teen pregnancy rate dropped another 9%, the biggest one-year drop since the 1940s. [34] Each year, almost 750,000 girls 15–19 become pregnant. Two thirds of all teen pregnancies occur among the oldest teens (18–19). [17] Of them, 82% are unplanned, which accounted for about 20% of all unintended pregnancies annually. [17]
Most Americans don’t know two key facts about pregnancy, including how they are dated and how long a trimester is – and this could matter, as a growing number of states place restrictions on ...
Statistical analysis showed that the women in the 27–29 age group had significantly less chance on average of becoming pregnant than did the 19- to 26-year-olds. Pregnancy rates did not change notably between the 27–29 age group and the 30–34 age group, but dropped significantly for the 35–39 age group. [14]
In 2021, emergency department visits for suicide attempts among teen girls increased by 51%, as opposed to 4% for boys, compared to the same time period pre-pandemic in 2019, according to a CDC study.