More than 346,000 live births from women and girls younger than 20 were registered in Brazil in 2021. The Northeast was the region with the highest number of live births carried out by teenage girls, exceeding 114,000 in the age range from 15 to 19, and adding up to 6,154 in the case of girls younger than 15. In total, more than 14,000 pregnancies were carried to term by girls who had not reached the age of 15 at the moment of birth.
Number of births among women younger than 20 in Brazil in 2021, by region and age group
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (November 18, 2022). Number of births among women younger than 20 in Brazil in 2021, by region and age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946056/adolescent-fertility-rates-brazil-region/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of births among women younger than 20 in Brazil in 2021, by region and age group." Chart. November 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946056/adolescent-fertility-rates-brazil-region/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2022). Number of births among women younger than 20 in Brazil in 2021, by region and age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946056/adolescent-fertility-rates-brazil-region/
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Number of births among women younger than 20 in Brazil in 2021, by region and age group [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, November 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946056/adolescent-fertility-rates-brazil-region/