As of 2022, approximately four percent of females aged 14 to 19 years in South Africa stated that they were going through different stages of pregnancy within the last 12 months. The prevalence of pregnancy increased with age. While 0.3 percent of young women aged 14 stated that they were pregnant, the number of 19 year old pregnant women was over 10 percent. Furthermore, pregnancy in the age group 14-19 years rose by 1.1 percent since 2021.
Share of females aged 14-19 years who were pregnant in South Africa from 2018 to 2022, by age
The source mentions that the questionnaire used enquired whether any females between the ages of 12 and 50 years were pregnant during the 12 months before the survey.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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Statistics South Africa. (August 17, 2023). Share of females aged 14-19 years who were pregnant in South Africa from 2018 to 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115755/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-south-africa-by-age/
Statistics South Africa. "Share of females aged 14-19 years who were pregnant in South Africa from 2018 to 2022, by age." Chart. August 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115755/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-south-africa-by-age/
Statistics South Africa. (2023). Share of females aged 14-19 years who were pregnant in South Africa from 2018 to 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115755/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-south-africa-by-age/
Statistics South Africa. "Share of Females Aged 14-19 Years Who Were Pregnant in South Africa from 2018 to 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115755/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-south-africa-by-age/
Statistics South Africa, Share of females aged 14-19 years who were pregnant in South Africa from 2018 to 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115755/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-south-africa-by-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of females aged 14-19 years who were pregnant in South Africa from 2018 to 2022, by age [Graph], Statistics South Africa, August 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115755/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-south-africa-by-age/
