National Rates

According to the Guttmacher Institute, the teen pregnancy rate in the United States declined between 1990 and 2000 (the most recent year for which data is available). After a rise in the late 1980s, the national rate peaked at 116.9 pregnancies per 1,000 girls aged 15-19 in 1990. A decade later, the rate decreased by 28% to 83.6 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2000. Abortion and birth rates have also declined over the past twenty years.

Source: Alan Guttmacher Institute (2004). U.S. teenage pregnancy statistics with comparative statistics for women aged 20-24. New York: Author.

To learn more about national birth, pregnancy and abortion rates, check out:

U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics With Comparative Statistics For Women Aged 20-24

The Facts: Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing in the United States

Get "In the Know": 20 Questions About Pregnancy, Contraception and Abortion

Teen Pregnancy: Trends and Lessons Learned

Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
105 Chauncy Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
617.482.9122 Main, 617.482.9129 Fax