The Fluctuation of Teenage Pregnancy in the United States

Number of Births to Females Under Age 20

Ages 1960 1970 1980 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Under 15 6780 11,752 10,169 10,176 11,657 12,014 12,220 12,554 12,901 12,318

15-17 182,408 223,590 198,222 168,572 183,327 188,226 187,549 190,535 195,169 *

18-19 404,558 421,118 353,939 293,333 338,499 331,351 317,866 310,558 310,319 *

Total Under 20 593,746 656,460 562,330 472,081 533,483 531,591 517,635 513,647 518,389 513,062

Source: Child Trends, Inc.© 1998 MSNBC