Teenage Pregnancy Statistics we Should be Aware of

You surely think that the bigger rate of teenage pregnancy occurs in the less developed countries. Check out the interesting teenage pregnancy statistics of the past decade!

The United States is almost equal to Cambodia by the level of Teenage pregnancy and 40 times higher than in North Korea (not surprising, sex has all chances to be illegal in this country).

Teenage Pregnancy Statistics on The Edge of Centuries

UN Statistics Division, Estimates 1995-2010

Teenage pregnancy statistics per 1,000 women 15–19 years old, source:

Country1995–20002000–20052005–2010
Afghanistan212.4161.2118.7
Albania11.817.417.9
Algeria11.88.57.3
Angola215.1201.0171.1
Argentina69.860.756.9
Armenia53.037.935.7
Aruba47.341.133.4
Australia19.216.716.5
Austria14.613.512.8
Azerbaijan41.033.633.8
Bahamas61.944.031.8
Bahrain17.915.714.9
Bangladesh130.5105.978.9
Barbados56.242.142.6
Belarus33.223.922.1
Belgium22.716.114.2
Belize106.391.278.7
Benin123.3117.4111.7
Bhutan75.058.350.2
Bolivia86.984.478.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina27.018.216.4
Botswana73.361.252.1
Brazil89.786.075.6
Brunei Darussalam28.826.225.1
Bulgaria50.644.842.8
Burkina Faso136.2130.4124.8
Burundi40.129.018.6
Cambodia53.345.441.8
Cameroon142.8136.2127.8
Canada20.115.014.0
Cape Verde105.894.781.6
Central African Republic134.4122.5106.6
Chad193.4189.6164.5
Channel Islands13.811.99.9
Chile66.961.658.3
China6.88.28.4
Hong Kong5.04.03.2
Macao6.14.03.0
Colombia91.795.774.3
Comoros66.563.658.0
Republic of the Congo130.2130.5118.7
Costa Rica86.976.465.6
Côte d’Ivoire136.4134.9129.4
Croatia17.814.413.5
Cuba67.950.345.2
Cyprus13.17.26.6
Czech Republic16.711.411.1
North Korea1.41.00.7
The Democratic Republic of the Congo242.0230.6201.4
Denmark8.06.66.0
Djibouti31.128.822.9
Dominican Republic111.0109.6108.7
Ecuador85.484.582.8
Egypt58.852.546.6
El Salvador111.591.982.7
Equatorial Guinea133.9128.8122.9
Eritrea98.783.266.6
Estonia30.522.322.7
Ethiopia111.597.272.4
Fiji45.841.545.2
Finland9.613.19.3
France7.28.07.2
French Guiana120.8103.182.7
French Polynesia61.355.651.1
Gabon130.1107.189.9
Gambia130.9102.876.6
Georgia60.548.544.7
Germany12.810.47.9
Ghana90.179.971.1
Greece11.710.711.6
Grenada61.551.242.4
Guadeloupe21.820.119.5
Guam78.254.551.5
Guatemala121.1115.4107.2
Guinea174.4165.7157.4
Guinea-Bissau147.3130.6111.1
Guyana73.982.468.3
Haiti61.852.546.4
Honduras114.6102.593.1
Hungary27.018.516.5
Iceland23.517.314.6
India116.198.686.3
Indonesia47.849.145.1
Iran48.433.529.5
Iraq57.171.298.0
Ireland19.019.017.5
Israel17.716.014.0
Italy7.07.06.7
Jamaica93.585.477.3
Japan4.45.85.0
Jordan40.631.026.5
Kazakhstan40.028.430.0
Kenya105.7104.2100.2
Kuwait26.916.113.8
Kyrgyzstan37.631.534.1
Laos55.552.039.0
Latvia21.916.618.0
Lebanon32.019.816.2
Lesotho94.089.673.5
Liberia152.2146.1142.6
Libya4.73.83.2
Lithuania32.220.619.7
Luxembourg10.111.810.1
Madagascar155.1149.5134.3
Malawi160.9159.1119.2
Malaysia15.015.214.2
Maldives46.623.012.2
Mali190.9189.5186.3
Malta16.516.217.3
Martinique26.025.122.5
Mauritania96.588.079.2
Mauritius36.336.535.4
Mayotte86.0106.0102.5
Mexico77.874.470.6
Federated States of Micronesia44.834.325.4
Mongolia32.821.820.8
Montenegro23.420.918.2
Morocco27.119.515.1
Mozambique117.0176.4149.2
Myanmar23.719.316.3
Namibia90.481.774.4
Nepal129.1119.9103.4
Netherlands6.27.15.1
Netherlands Antilles43.536.731.7
New Caledonia16.319.020.0
New Zealand31.527.130.9
Nicaragua132.6119.4112.7
Niger220.6213.5207.1
Nigeria135.2127.2118.3
Norway12.69.69.0
Occupied Palestinian Territory96.571.453.5
Oman43.218.19.2
Pakistan60.041.331.6
Panama93.289.082.6
Papua New Guinea75.671.066.9
Paraguay91.982.372.3
Peru70.561.554.7
Philippines49.153.954.1
Poland20.414.914.8
Portugal20.720.216.8
Puerto Rico72.465.053.8
Qatar24.218.616.2
South Korea3.02.22.3
Republic of Moldova58.137.433.8
Réunion23.436.044.7
Romania41.935.032.0
Russian Federation35.727.930.0
Rwanda53.544.738.7
Saint Lucia69.862.061.7
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines76.164.658.9
Samoa45.436.828.3
Sao Tome and Principe94.680.066.1
Saudi Arabia37.320.611.6
Senegal112.4107.7105.9
Serbia28.025.822.1
Sierra Leone150.9143.4143.7
Singapore8.07.04.8
Slovakia27.420.720.2
Slovenia12.88.55.0
Solomon Islands71.170.170.3
Somalia72.571.970.1
South Africa80.670.759.2
Spain8.110.312.7
Sri Lanka28.027.923.6
Sudan87.173.661.9
Suriname50.844.839.5
Swaziland109.4102.483.9
Sweden8.98.16.0
Switzerland5.75.34.6
Syrian Arab Republic51.945.542.8
Tajikistan35.831.528.4
TFYR Macedonia33.426.322.0
Thailand45.843.643.3
Timor-Leste71.970.165.8
Togo93.978.965.3
Tonga22.521.322.3
Trinidad and Tobago42.135.434.7
Tunisia8.46.55.7
Turkey52.042.839.2
Turkmenistan17.823.019.5
Uganda191.0172.5149.9
Ukraine43.029.530.8
United Arab Emirates27.624.926.7
United Kingdom31.027.029.6
Tanzania133.3132.0130.4
United States of America50.543.141.2
United States Virgin Islands51.937.629.2
Uruguay67.363.561.1
Uzbekistan41.514.313.8
Vanuatu62.058.154.0
Venezuela94.192.189.9
Vietnam27.125.826.8
Western Sahara56.532.721.4
Yemen109.191.278.8
Zambia143.1159.6146.8
Zimbabwe106.375.264.6
World66.860.455.7

Birth and Abortion Rates, 1996

Per 1000 women 15–19, (%aborted = %of teenage pregnancies ending in abortion) source:

CountryBirth RateAbortion RateCombined Rate% Aborted
Netherlands7.73.911.633.6
Spain7.54.912.439.5
Italy6.96.713.350.4
Greece12.21.313.59.6
Belgium9.95.215.134.4
Germany13.05.318.328.9
Finland9.89.619.449.5
Ireland16.74.621.321.6
France9.413.222.658.4
Denmark8.215.423.665.3
Sweden7.717.725.469.7
Norway13.618.331.957.4
Czech Republic20.112.432.538.2
Iceland21.520.642.148.9
Slovakia30.513.143.630
Australia20.123.94454.3
Canada22.322.144.449.8
Israel32.014.346.330.9
United Kingdom29.621.350.941.8
New Zealand33.422.555.940.3
Hungary29.930.260.150.2
Romania40.037.977.948.7
United States55.630.285.835.2