This statistic presents the percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2010 and 2016. The highest teenage fertility rate among the countries with available data was registered in Nicaragua, where around 28 percent of the women aged 20 to 24 had had a child before turning 18. The regional average stood at 19 percent.
Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2010 and 2016
* Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the date of survey. Such data are not included in the calculation of the regional average. Data from years prior to 2000 are not displayed.
** Data refer to the most recent year available during the period 2010-2016.
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UNICEF. (December 31, 2017). Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2010 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/
UNICEF. "Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2010 and 2016." Chart. December 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/
UNICEF. (2017). Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2010 and 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/
UNICEF. "Percentage of Women Aged 20 to 24 Who Gave Birth before Age 18 in Selected Countries in Latin America and The Caribbean between 2010 and 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/
UNICEF, Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2010 and 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/ (last visited February 25, 2020)
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