This statistic depicts the U.S. pregnancy rate among teenagers from 1990 to 2017, by age group. In 1990, there were around 173 teen pregnancies for women aged 18 to 19 years per 1,000 women in the United States. This figure decreased to about 570 by 2017.
Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017, by age group (per 1,000 women)*
Characteristic
14 years or younger
15-17 years
18-19 years
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* All rates are calculated as the number of events experienced by women divided by the female population. The pregnancy rate includes the estimated number of pregnancies ending in miscarriage or stillbirth.
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Guttmacher Institute. (March 2, 2021). Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017, by age group (per 1,000 women)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/
Guttmacher Institute. "Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017, by age group (per 1,000 women)*." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/
Guttmacher Institute. (2021). Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017, by age group (per 1,000 women)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/
Guttmacher Institute. "Teenage Pregnancy Rate in The United States from 1990 to 2017, by Age Group (per 1,000 Women)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/
Guttmacher Institute, Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017, by age group (per 1,000 women)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017, by age group (per 1,000 women)* [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/