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Teen Pregnancy, Birth, Abortion Rates (CDC, 2003) |
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Since 1990, pregnancy rates have declined substantially for teenagers aged 15--17 years.
From 1990 to 2000, the pregnancy rate decreased 33%, from 80.3 per 1,000 females to 53.5, a record low.
The birth rate declined 42%, from its peak at 38.6 in 1991 to 22.4 in 2003.
The induced abortion rate peaked in 1983 at 30.7 and decreased by more than half to 14.5 by 2000.
SOURCES: Ventura SJ, Abma JC, Mosher WD, Henshaw S. Estimated pregnancy rates for the United States, 1990--2000: an update; and Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Sutton PD. Births: preliminary data for 2003. These reports and additional information are available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm.
MMWR, Weekly February 4, 2005 / 54(04);100 "QuickStats: Pregnancy, Birth, and Abortion Rates* for Teenagers Aged 15--17 Years --- United States, 1976--2003"
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