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Teen births, aged 15–19, per 1,000 people by state, 2015. Teenage pregnancy in the United States occurs mostly unintentionally [1] and out of wedlock [2] [3] but has been declining almost continuously since the 1990s. [1] [4] [5] In 2022, the teenage birth rate fell to 13.5 per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19, the lowest on record. [6]
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.
English: United States teen pregnancy rate 15 to 19 year olds (per 1,000), including black, hispanic, and white populations. Data from Table 7. Published report is at U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions, 2011: National Trends by Age, Race and Ethnicity .
Pregnancy rates among adult teens are high too: in 2022, Bibb County had a teen pregnancy rate of 66.6 per 1,000 18 to 19-year-old mothers, as compared to the state average of 35.5, North Central ...
Texas' teen fertility rate rose for the first time in 15 years in 2022, a shift driven by disproportionately high rates among Latinas in the year after a six-week state abortion ban took effect, a ...
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is delighted her 17-year-old son is about to be a father. The reality isn’t so happy for young mothers.
Despite the decrease, U.S. teen birth rates remain higher than those in other developed nations. [65] Racial differences affect teen birth and pregnancy rates: American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic black teen pregnancy rates are more than double the non-Hispanic white teenage birth rate. [66]
Lack of sex education correlated with higher rates of teen pregnancies, STDs The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 18.8 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19 in Missouri during 2020.