As of 2018, 28 percent of women aged 20 to 24 gave birth before age 18 in Nicaragua. This was the highest birth rate before age 18 in the Latin American and Caribbean countries shown in the graph. Venezuela recorded the second highest adolescent birth rate, as around 24 percent of the women aged 20 to 24 had had a child before turning 18. Cuba, on the other hand, had one of the lowest birth rates before 18 in the region, at only 6 percent.
Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2018
* Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the date of survey. Such data are not included in the calculation of the regional average. Data from years prior to 2000 are not displayed.
** Data refer to the most recent year available during that period.
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UNICEF. (October 15, 2019). Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/
UNICEF. "Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2018." Chart. October 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/
UNICEF. (2019). Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/
UNICEF. "Percentage of Women Aged 20 to 24 Who Gave Birth before Age 18 in Selected Countries in Latin America and The Caribbean as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/
UNICEF, Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 who gave birth before age 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2018 [Graph], UNICEF, October 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/945553/latin-america-adolescent-fertility-rates-country/