In 1973, there were around 91 teen births among women aged 18 to 19 years per 1,000 women in the United States. This figure had decreased to about 35 by 2017. This statistic illustrates the birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age.
Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age*
(per 1,000 women)
Characteristic
<15
15-17
18-19
2017
0.9
7.9
35.2
2016
1.1
8.8
37.5
2015
1.2
9.9
40.8
2014
1.3
10.9
43.8
2013
1.5
12.2
47
2012
1.8
14.1
51.3
2011
2
15.4
54
2010
2.2
17.4
58.5
2009
2.5
19.6
64
2008
2.8
21.1
68.2
2007
3
21.7
71.7
2006
3
21.6
71.2
2005
3.2
21.1
68.4
2004
3.2
21.8
68.7
2003
3.2
22.2
69.6
2002
3.6
23.1
72.2
2001
3.9
24.5
75.5
2000
4.3
26.8
78.1
1999
4.6
28.2
79
1998
5
29.9
80.9
1997
5.3
31.4
82.1
1996
5.8
33.3
84.7
1995
6.6
35.5
87.7
1994
7
37.2
90.3
1993
7.1
37.4
91.1
1992
7.2
37.5
93.7
1991
7.2
38.5
94
1990
7.3
37.5
89.9
1989
7.1
36.4
84.2
1988
6.7
33.7
79.8
1987
6.4
31.7
78.4
1986
6
30.6
79.5
1985
5.5
31
79.6
1984
5.5
31
77.4
1983
5.5
31.8
77.5
1982
5.6
32.2
79.4
1981
5.4
32
80.1
1980
5.5
32.7
82
1979
5.5
32.3
81.3
1978
5.3
32.2
79.8
1977
5.6
33.8
80.9
1976
5.7
34.1
80.6
1975
6
36.1
85.1
1974
6
37.3
88.9
1973
6.1
38.6
91.4
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Guttmacher Institute. (March 2, 2021). Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women)." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. (2021). Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Birth Rates among Teens in The United States from 1973 to 2017, by Age* (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute, Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2017, by age* (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/