This statistic shows the percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age. During this time, almost 10 percent of live births among women aged 35 to 44 years were the result of unwanted pregnancy.
Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age*
* Defined as a pregnancy among women who reported that just before they got pregnant with their most recent live-born infant, they did not want to be pregnant
then or at any time in the future.
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CDC, & MMWR. (January 19, 2018). Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age*." Chart. January 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Live Births That Were The Result of Unwanted Pregnancy in The U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
