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Data are for the U.S.

  • Number of live births to mothers ages 15–19: 143,789
  • Birth rate for mothers ages 15–19: 13.6 live births per 1,000 females

Source: Births: Final Data for 2022, tables 2 and 3 [PDF – 1 MB]

More data

  • Trends in Births from Health, United States
  • Health, United States — Topic Page: Births
  • Birth data
  • Birth rates by age of mother, live-birth order, and race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, 2021 Births: Final Data for 2022, table 5 [PDF – 1 MB]
  • Birth rates by age of mother: United States, each state and territory, 2022 Births: Final Data for 2022, table 8 [PDF – 1 MB]
  • Births in the United States, 2023
  • Changes in First and Second Births to Teenagers from 2000 to 2022: United States [PDF – 250 KB]
  • State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017-2018 [PDF – 617 KB]
  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Mortality Rate of Infants Born to Teen Mothers: United States, 2017-2018
  • U.S. and State Trends on Teen Births, 1990–2019 from the NCHS Data Visualization Gallery
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  • Vital Statistics downloadable public use data files
  • National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
  • National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Last Reviewed: October 1, 2024
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