| Synopsis:
According to the National Center for Health Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the
U.S. teen pregnancy rate fell by 27 percent between 1990
and 2000 from 116.3 pregnancies per 1,000 girls aged 15-19
to 84.5. The pregnancy data include live births, induced
abortions, and fetal losses.
Figure and chart below reflect pregnancies per 1,000
teen girls aged 15-19.
| 1980 |
110.0 |
1986 |
104.7 |
1992 |
112.0 |
1998 |
89.9 |
| 1981 |
109.2 |
1987 |
104.8
|
1993 |
109.2 |
1999 |
86.7 |
| 1982 |
107.8 |
1988 |
109.9
|
1994 |
106.1 |
2000 |
84.5 |
| 1983 |
107.2
|
1989 |
113.0 |
1995 |
101.1 |
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| 1984 |
105.8 |
1990 |
116.3 |
1996 |
97.0 |
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| 1985 |
106.9 |
1991 |
116.0 |
1997 |
92.6 |
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Sources:
- Ventura, SJ, Mosher, WD, Curtin, SC, Abma, JC & Henswhaw, S. (1999). Highlights of Trends in Pregnancies and Pregnancy Rates by Outcome: Estimates for the United States, 1976-96. National Vital Statistics Reports, 47 (29). Online here
- Ventura, SJ, Abma, JC,
Mosher, WD, & Henshaw, S. (2004). Estimated pregnancy rates for the United States, 1990-2000: An Update. National Vital Statistics Reports, 52 (23). Online here
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