About 70 out of every 1,000 Hispanic women in the United States aged 15 to 17 gave birth in 1991. In comparison, the birth rate for Hispanic women in that age group was much lower in 2022, at around 9.3 out of every 1,000 women. This statistic shows birth rates among teenagers aged 15 to 17 years in select years between 1991 and 2022, sorted by race/ethnicity.
Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 15-17 in selected years between 1991 and 2022, by race/ethnicity
(per 1,000 women)
Characteristic
1991
2007
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
All races
38.6
21.7
9.9
8.8
7.9
7.2
6.7
6.1
5.6
5.6
Non-Hispanic white
23.6
11.9
6
5.2
4.6
4.1
3.8
3.4
3.2
3.1
Non-Hispanic black
86.1
34.6
15.3
13.7
12.5
11.9
11.1
10.5
9.3
9
Hispanic
69.2
44.4
17.4
15.6
13.6
12.4
11.5
10.3
9.3
9.3
American Indian or Alaska native
51.9
26.1
12.7
16.8
15.7
13.5
13.5
11
11.3
9.5
Asian or Pacific Islander
16.3
7.4
2.7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Non-Hispanic Asian
-
-
-
1.4
1.1
1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
This statistic includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as white Hispanic and black Hispanic women, and births with origin not stated.
Figures from 2015 and earlier were taken from the previous year's report.
In 2016, the category "Asian or Pacific Islander" was broken down into two separate categories "Asian" and "Native
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander".
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CDC. (April 4, 2024). Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 15-17 in selected years between 1991 and 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203222/birth-rates-among-us-teenagers-aged-15-to-17/
CDC. "Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 15-17 in selected years between 1991 and 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 women)." Chart. April 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203222/birth-rates-among-us-teenagers-aged-15-to-17/
CDC. (2024). Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 15-17 in selected years between 1991 and 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203222/birth-rates-among-us-teenagers-aged-15-to-17/
CDC. "Birth Rates among U.S. Teenagers Aged 15-17 in Selected Years between 1991 and 2022, by Race/Ethnicity (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203222/birth-rates-among-us-teenagers-aged-15-to-17/
CDC, Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 15-17 in selected years between 1991 and 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203222/birth-rates-among-us-teenagers-aged-15-to-17/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 15-17 in selected years between 1991 and 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 women) [Graph], CDC, April 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203222/birth-rates-among-us-teenagers-aged-15-to-17/
