This statistic depicts the rate of abortion per 1,000 U.S. females aged 15 to 19 in the year 2017, by state. According to the data, the District of Columbia had the highest abortion rate among teenage females aged 15-19 years. The abortion rate in the District of Columbia for the year 2017 was 20 abortions per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19 years.
Abortion rate among U.S. women aged 15 to 19 years in 2017, by state
"All rates are the number of events per 1,000 women aged 15-19."
* Estimate based on the number of
abortions among all women in the state and the proportion of abortions obtained by women of the same age nationally.
** Estimate based on the number of abortions among all women in the state and
the proportion of abortions obtained by women of the same age in neighboring or similar states.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Guttmacher Institute. (March 2, 2021). Abortion rate among U.S. women aged 15 to 19 years in 2017, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/757792/us-abortion-rate-among-women-15-19-years-by-state/
Guttmacher Institute. "Abortion rate among U.S. women aged 15 to 19 years in 2017, by state." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757792/us-abortion-rate-among-women-15-19-years-by-state/
Guttmacher Institute. (2021). Abortion rate among U.S. women aged 15 to 19 years in 2017, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757792/us-abortion-rate-among-women-15-19-years-by-state/
Guttmacher Institute. "Abortion Rate among U.S. Women Aged 15 to 19 Years in 2017, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/757792/us-abortion-rate-among-women-15-19-years-by-state/
Guttmacher Institute, Abortion rate among U.S. women aged 15 to 19 years in 2017, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/757792/us-abortion-rate-among-women-15-19-years-by-state/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Abortion rate among U.S. women aged 15 to 19 years in 2017, by state [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/757792/us-abortion-rate-among-women-15-19-years-by-state/