Teen Births
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of live births to mothers aged 15-19: 179,871
- Birth rate for mothers aged 15-19: 17.4 live births per 1,000 women
Source: Births: Final Data for 2018, tables 2, 3 pdf icon[PDF – 985 KB]
More data
- Trends in Births from Health, United States
- Birth data
- Birth rates by age of mother, live-birth order, and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2018 Births: Final Data for 2018, table 5 pdf icon[PDF – 985 KB]
- Birth rates by age of mother: United States, each state and territory, 2018 Births: Final Data for 2018, table 8 pdf icon[PDF – 985 KB]
- Births in the United States, 2018
- Declines in Births to Females Aged 10–14 in the United States, 2000–2016
- U.S. and State Trends on Teen Births, 1990–2016 from the NCHS Data Visualization Gallery
- Continued Declines in Teen Births in the United States, 2015
- Teen Birth Rates for Urban and Rural Areas in the United States, 2007-2015
- Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing of Teenagers Aged 15–19 in the United States
Page last reviewed: November 27, 2019
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics