Teen Births
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of live births to mothers aged 15-19: 229,715
- Birth rate for mothers aged 15-19: 22.3 live births per 1,000 women
Source: Births: Final Data for 2015, tables 2, 3 [PDF – 1.9 MB]
More data
- Birth data
- Births by age of mother, live-birth order, and Hispanic origin of mother, and race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin: United States, Births: Final Data for 2015, table 6 [PDF – 1.9 MB]
- Birth rates by age of mother, live-birth order, and Hispanic origin of mother, and race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin: United States, Births: Final Data for 2015, table 7 [PDF – 1.9 MB]
- Birth rates by age of mother: United States, each state and territory, Births: Final Data for 2015, table 12 [PDF – 1.9 MB]
- National and State Patterns of Teen Births in the United States, 1940–2013 [PDF – 1.6 MB]
- 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
- U.S. and State Trends on Teen Births, 1990–2013 from the NCHS Data Visualization Gallery
- Declines in State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin
- Page last reviewed: January 20, 2017
- Page last updated: March 31, 2017
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