teenage

pregnancy
pregnancy in females under the age of 20

RATES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY WORLDWIDE IN 2017

Pa r e n th o o d i s t h e l e a d i n g re a s o n
UNITED STATES 57%
wh y g ir ls d r o p o u t o f s c h o o l
a r o u n d 8 5 % o f t e e n
NEW ZEALAND 51%
pregnancy are unplanned
ENGLAND & WALES 47%

SCOTLAND 46%

ESTONIA 44%

HUNGARY 39%

SLOVAKIA 33%

ICELAND 30%

SPAIN 26%

BELGIUM 21%
less than 50% of teen mothers m o r e th a n h a l f o f a l l h i g h s c h o o l
SINGAPORE 15%
ever graduate high school s tu d e n ts a r e v i rg i n s
SWITZERLAND 08%

WAYS TO PREVENT TEENAGE PREGNANCY

3 i n 1 0
girls in the u.s will get
1.
1. Abstinence
Abstinence
pregnant at least once
before age 20
Abstinence from sex (oral, anal or vaginal) is the only behavior that is 100 percent effective at
preventing teenage pregnancy.

2.
2. Contraceptives
Contraceptives

How t h e u . s c o m p a r es to other developed countr ies Using contraception during sexual intercourse can also prevent teenage pregnancy. Whether
using barrier or hormonal methods, contraception can help to avoid pregnancy.

D e s p i t e a big decline in teenage childbear ing s ince the 1990s , the United 3.
3. Communication
Communication
S t a t e s s t i l l has the highest rate s of teenage pr egnancy and childbear ing a m o n g
c o m p a r a b l e developed nations. The U.S. teen childbear ing r ate is 1.5X th a t o f th e
The National Campaign reports that teens say their parents influence their decisions about sex,
u n i t e d k i n gdom and three tim es higher than Canada. love and relationships the most; even more than the media or their peers.

Decline of teen pregnancy in U .S.

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26.7 13.3 7.8
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d e c a d e s ,d r o p p in g b y n e a r ly 40% in le s s th a n 20 y e a rs .
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66% of teens who’ve had

waited.. sex wished they’d waited

62%
51%

41%
38%

80% of teen fathers don’t marry

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