Pregnancy Statistics for Teenagers
Teen pregnancy is a concern to many people throughout the world. Many efforts have been made to educate youth about sexual activity and birth control. The slowly falling teen pregnancy rates in the western industrialized world have shown that these efforts have been of some use, although the numbers are far from perfect.In 2000, the total number of teen pregnancies in the United States was 821,810 (84 pregnancies per 1,000 people). Compare this with Canada whose total rate of teen pregnancies for 2000 was 38,600 (38 pregnancies per 1,000 people). Many other western industrialized countries, such as Sweden and France, have even lower teen pregnancy rates than Canada. When compared to other countries, it easy to understand why the United States is considered to have a serious problem when it comes to teen pregnancy.
Teen pregnancy is viewed to be the cause of many problems. Teen mothers are more likely to not finish high school or college. Additionally, it is estimated that as much as 80% of unwed teen mothers end up welfare. Compared to 25 years ago, pregnant teens are also far less likely to be married.
A child born to a teenage mother is also seen to be at a disadvantage in society. Newborns of teen mothers tend to have a lower birth weight. As they get older, they are more likely to do poorly in school and have a greater chance of experiencing abuse and neglect. It has been found that sons of teenage mothers are more likely to wind up in prison. Daughters of teen mothers have an increased risk of experiencing a teenage pregnancy themselves.
Preventing Teen Pregnancy
It has been found that teens who have a good relationship with their parents are less likely to experience a pregnancy.Education is also vitally important in helping youth know about their options when it comes to sex. Teaching teens about using contraception each and every time they have sex is imperative to healthy sexual relationships.
Abstinence should also be taught along with contraception so that youth understand they have the right to choose. Teaching teens that it is okay to say "no" to sex until they are ready will help to curb the numbers of teen pregnancies.
Teen pregnancy statistics from the Guttmacher Institute
| Rates of adolescent birth, abortion and pregnancy per year (per 1,000 women aged 15-19) and abortion ratio (per 100 pregnancies) by developed country, for the most recent year available | ||||
| Country |
Birth rate |
Abortion rate |
Pregnancy rate |
Abortion ratio |
| Albania |
15.4 |
u |
u |
u |
| Armenia |
56.2 |
u |
u |
u |
| Australia |
19.8 |
23.8 |
43.7 |
54.1 |
| Austria |
15.6 |
u |
u |
u |
| Belarus |
39.0 |
34.3 |
73.3 |
47.5 |
| Belgium |
9.1 |
5.0 |
14.1 |
35.6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
38.0 |
u |
u |
u |
| Bulgaria |
49.6 |
33.7 |
83.3 |
40.4 |
| Canada |
24.2 |
21.2 |
45.4 |
47.1 |
| Croatia |
19.9 |
u |
u |
u |
| Czech Republic |
20.1 |
12.3 |
32.4 |
38.1 |
| Denmark |
8.3 |
14. |
22. |
62. |
| England and Wales |
28.4 |
18.6 |
46.9 |
40.2 |
| Estonia |
33.4 |
32.8 |
66.2 |
49.7 |
| Finland |
9.8 |
10.7 |
20.5 |
52.9 |
| France |
10.0 |
10.2* |
20.2* |
51.2* |
| Georgia |
53.0 |
13.4* |
66.4* |
20.2* |
| Germany |
12.5 |
3.6 |
16.1 |
23.0 |
| Greece |
13.0 |
u |
u |
u |
| Hungary |
29.5 |
29.6 |
59.1 |
50.3 |
| Iceland |
22.1 |
21.2 |
43.3 |
51.1 |
| Ireland |
15.0 |
4.2* |
19.2* |
21.9* |
| Israel |
18.0 |
9.8† |
27.9† |
35.3† |
| Italy |
6.9 |
5.1* |
12.0* |
42.9* |
| Japan |
3.9 |
6.3*,† |
10.1*,† |
61.9*,† |
| Latvia |
25.5 |
29.0 |
54.5 |
47.6 |
| Lithuania |
36.7 |
u |
u |
u |
| Macedonia |
44.1 |
u |
u |
u |
| Moldova |
53.2 |
11.6* |
64.8* |
18.1* |
| Netherlands |
8.2‡ |
4.0‡ |
12.2‡ |
33.8‡ |
| New Zealand |
34.0 |
20.0 |
54.0 |
37.2 |
| Northern Ireland§ |
23.7‡ |
4.8*,‡ |
28.4*,‡ |
17.0*,‡ |
| Norway |
13.5 |
18.7 |
32.3 |
59.2 |
| Poland |
21.1 |
u |
u |
u |
| Portugal |
20.9 |
u |
u |
u |
| Romania** |
42.0 |
32.0* |
74.0* |
42.9* |
| Russian Federation†† |
45.6 |
56.1* |
101.7* |
56.1* |
| Scotland‡‡ |
27.1 |
14. |
41.6 |
37. |
| Slovak Republic |
32.3 |
11.1 |
43.3 |
25.5 |
| Slovenia |
9.3 |
10.6 |
19.9 |
49.2 |
| Spain |
7.8 |
4.5* |
12.3* |
36.7* |
| Sweden |
7.7 |
17.2 |
24.9 |
69.6 |
| Switzerland |
5.7 |
u |
u |
u |
| Ukraine |
54.3 |
u |
u |
u |
| United States |
54.4 |
29.2 |
83.6 |
34.9 |
| Yugoslavia (Federal Rep.) |
32.1 |
u |
u |
u |
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