In 1990, there were around 173 teen pregnancies among teens aged 18 to 19 years per 1,000 women in the United States. This rate had decreased to about 50 per 1,000 by the year 2020. This statistic depicts the U.S. pregnancy rate among teenagers from 1973 to 2020, by age group.
Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age group*
(per 1,000 women)
* Rates are the number of events per 1,000 women in a specified age-group. Rates among women younger than 15 are calculated as the number of events per 1,000 women aged 14. Rates among women aged 15–44 are calculated as the number of events experienced by individuals of all ages per 1,000 women aged 15–44. Data are tabulated according to the individualʹs age at the pregnancy outcome.
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Guttmacher Institute. (October 22, 2024). Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age group* (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 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 1973 to 2020, by age group* (per 1,000 women)." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/
Guttmacher Institute. (2024). Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age group* (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/
Guttmacher Institute. "Teenage Pregnancy Rate in The United States from 1973 to 2020, by Age Group* (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/
Guttmacher Institute, Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age group* (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Teenage pregnancy rate in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age group* (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/295955/pregnancy-rates-among-us-teenagers-by-age/
