In 1973, there were around 32 teen abortions for women aged 18 to 19 years per 1,000 women in the United States. This figure had decreased to about 13 by 2017. This statistic illustrates the abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age.
Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age*
(per 1,000 women)
Characteristic
<15
15-17
18-19
2017
1
3.7
13.3
2016
1.1
4
13.8
2015
1.1
4.3
14.8
2014
1.3
4.9
15.9
2013
1.6
5.5
18
2012
2
6.4
19.7
2011
2.2
7.5
22.2
2010
2.5
8.6
24.2
2009
2.8
9.6
26.4
2008
3
10.6
29.1
2007
3.1
11
30.2
2006
3.1
11.4
31.3
2005
3.3
11.4
30.9
2004
3.4
11.8
31.9
2003
3.7
12.6
33.1
2002
3.9
13
34.4
2001
4.2
13.6
36.6
2000
4.4
14.7
38.4
1999
4.5
15.5
39.2
1998
5
16.6
40.6
1997
5.1
17.4
43.2
1996
5.5
18.9
44.7
1995
5.9
19.8
45.5
1994
6.6
21.3
48.6
1993
7.2
22.5
52.1
1992
7.7
23.3
54.1
1991
7.5
24.5
56.5
1990
8.1
26.9
59.5
1989
8.1
28.3
60.7
1988
8.8
30.5
62.7
1987
9
30
60.4
1986
9.3
30.3
61.4
1985
9.3
31
62.7
1984
9.4
30.3
61.5
1983
9.3
31
60.6
1982
8.5
30.3
60.4
1981
8.6
30.4
61.3
1980
8.5
30.5
61.2
1979
8.4
29.1
62.5
1978
7.6
27.2
59
1977
7.7
26.5
54.6
1976
7.7
24.4
49.8
1975
7.3
22.4
44.8
1974
6.5
19.7
38.6
1973
5.6
17.1
32.2
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Guttmacher Institute. (March 2, 2021). Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women)." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. (2021). Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Abortion Rates among Teens in The United States from 1973 to 2017, by Age* (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute, Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
