Teenage pregnancy is in continual decline in the United States. As preliminary data released in a new report by the National Centre for Health Statistics on Friday reveals, the birth rate of mothers in the 15-19 age group dropped to a record low of 20.3, amounting to 209,480 births in 2016. Compared to 2015, this is a decrease of almost 9% and even 62% when compared to 1996.
Conversely, birth rates of women aged 40-44 are on the rise: While it stood at 6.8 in 1996, the provisional birth rate for this age group is 11.4 births per 1,000 women in 2016, which accounts for an increase of 4% compared to the previous year.
Teen Birth Rate at Its Lowest Level in Twenty Years
Teen Birth Rates
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This graphic illustrates the birth rates per 1,000 women in the U.S. by age group.
