In 2022, a survey conducted among teenagers in Kenya showed that those who were 19 years old held the majority share of those who stated that they had been pregnant, with a portion of 31.1 percent. Young women who were 15 years old had the lowest share, with 2.8 percent.
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Teenagers living in urban areas accounted for 1,783 of those interviewed and the remaining 4,242 were based in rural areas.
Number of 15 year old's interviewed: 1,163
Number of 16 year old's interviewed: 1,197
Number of 17 year old's interviewed: 1,203
Number of 18 year old's interviewed: 1,195
Number of 19 year old's interviewed: 1,266
The source notes that data corresponds to the share of women aged 15–19 years who have ever had a live birth or a pregnancy loss, or who are currently pregnant or have ever been pregnant.
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (January 18, 2023). Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by situation and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446667/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-situation-and-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by situation and age." Chart. January 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446667/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-situation-and-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by situation and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446667/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-situation-and-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Teenage Pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by Situation and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446667/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-situation-and-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by situation and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446667/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-situation-and-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by situation and age [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, January 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446667/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-situation-and-age/