Teen Births
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of live births to mothers aged 15-19: 171,674
- Birth rate for mothers aged 15-19: 16.7 live births per 1,000 women
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
- State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017-2018 pdf icon[PDF – 617 KB]
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Mortality Rate of Infants Born to Teen Mothers: United States, 2017-2018
- 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: March 2, 2021
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics