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Pregnancy rates are the number of pregnancies per 1,000 females age 15 to 19 years. 2. NYS Teen Pregnancy Rates by ZIP codes (2006-2008) - Updated 9/24/10 Attachment 1a. 11239 109.12 13620 33.82 13409 12.50 14580 19.02 11003 39.66 11030 8.47 10033 111.90.
Teen Pregnancy in the United States. In 2013, a total of 273,105 babies were born to women aged 15â19 years, for a live birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women in this age group.This is a record low for U.S. teens in this age group, and a drop of 10% from 2012. Birth rates fell 13% for women aged 15â17 years, and 8% for women aged 18â19 years.Still, the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is substantially higher than in other western industrialized nations. 2. Pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school drop out rates among girls. 2  Only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by 22 years of age, versus approximately 90% of women who had not given birth during adolescence.