In 2022, the birth rate for women aged 15 to 19 years in Niger was *** per 1,000 women of that age, the highest adolescent birth rate of any country worldwide. This statistic shows the leading 20 countries based on adolescent birth rate in 2022, per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 years.

Niger had the highest adolescent fertility rate in Africa as of 2021. The country registered ***** births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 years. Mozambique followed, with ***** births per 1,000 girls. The average adolescent fertility rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was measured at ***** births per 1,000 girls that same year. According to the source, the African region presents overall high fertility rates at all ages and adolescent pregnancies are common, influenced by marriage at young ages. By contrast, countries in North Africa presented lower adolescent fertility rates. Tunisia had *** births per 1,000 young women in 2021, while Libya measured a slightly higher rate at ***.

In 2022, Bulgaria had the highest share of births to teenage mothers in Europe, at almost 10.2 percent of all births in the country. Furthermore, in Slovakia and Moldova, over five percent of births in both countries were to mothers aged below 20 years. The share of teenage births was particularly low in Switzerland, Andorra, and Norway. Falling teenage births In Europe, the share of births to teenage mothers has been trending downwards. Across the whole European region, the share of adolescent births fell from almost *** percent in 1980 to ***** percent in 2021. More specifically, in the European Union, teenagers accounted for fewer than *** percent of all births in 2021. Access to contraception In developed countries, the average age for women giving birth has increased over time, and in general, women are choosing to have fewer children. One of the main reasons is improved access to contraception, which allows women greater autonomy over their bodies. Luxembourg, which was rated as having the best access to modern contraception, also has the highest average childbearing age in Europe. Next on the contraception ranking; Belgium, France, and the UK also had a mean age of around ** for mothers.

The adolescent birth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at an average of 60.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, according to 2020 estimates. The highest rate in the region was registered in Nicaragua and Honduras, where it surpassed 79 births per 1,000 women in that same age group as of 2022. In South America, Chile and Uruguay recorded some of the lowest teenage birth rates.

In 2022, Afghanistan had the highest number of births among women aged between 15 and 19, with approximately **** births per thousand adolescent women. Across the Asia-Pacific region, the adolescent fertility rate for that year was lowest in Hong Kong, with around *** births per thousand women between 15 and 19 years.

In 1991, the birth rate for girls aged 10 to 14 years in the United States stood at 1.4 births per every thousand girls. Since 1991, this rate has consistently decreased, dropping to .2 in the year 2023. This statistic depicts the number of births per thousand U.S. females aged 10 to 14 years between 1991 and 2023. Teenage pregnancy and contraception Over the years, the rate of teenage pregnancy and birth has declined in the United States, most likely due to lower rates of sexual activity in this age group as well as increased use of birth control methods. However, the use and accessibility of contraceptives remains a problem in many parts of the United States. For example, in 2021, only 21 percent of sexually active high school students reported using the birth control pill to prevent pregnancy before their last sexual intercourse. This rate was highest among white high students and lowest among Black students, with only 11 percent reporting use of the birth control pill before their last intercourse. Condom use is more prevalent among high school students than use of the pill, but still only just over half of high school students reported using a condom the last time they had sex as of 2021. Disparities in teenage pregnancy Although rates have decreased over the past decades, teenage pregnancy and birth rates in the U.S. are still higher than in other Western countries. Geographic, racial, and ethnic disparities in teen birth rates are still prevalent within the country. In 2023, teenage birth rates were highest among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. Other contributing factors to high teen birth rates also include poor socioeconomic conditions, low education, and low-income status.

This statistic displays the rate of teenage birth rates per 1,000 women in selected European countries in 2012. The figures presented involve teenage girls aged between 15 and 19 years old. In this period, Bulgaria had the highest rate of live births among teenage mothers with 42.6 per 1,000.

In 2017, the number of abortions for girls aged 11 to 14 years old in New Zealand amounted to **. While there has been a drop in the rate of teenage pregnancy in the country since 2012, the rate is still relatively high when compared to other OECD countries.

Kenya KE: Teenage Mothers data was reported at 19.200 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 18.100 % for 2014. Kenya KE: Teenage Mothers data is updated yearly, averaging 20.500 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2015, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.400 % in 1989 and a record low of 17.700 % in 2009. Kenya KE: Teenage Mothers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Teenage mothers are the percentage of women ages 15-19 who already have children or are currently pregnant.; ; Demographic and Health Surveys.; Weighted average;

As of 2018, 28 percent of women aged 20 to 24 gave birth before age 18 in Nicaragua. This was the highest birth rate before age 18 in the Latin American and Caribbean countries shown in the graph. Venezuela recorded the second highest adolescent birth rate, as around 24 percent of the women aged 20 to 24 had had a child before turning 18. Cuba, on the other hand, had one of the lowest birth rates before 18 in the region, at only 6 percent.

In 2017, the number of live births to girls aged 15 to 19 years old in New Zealand amounted to over 2.2 thousand. While there has been a drop in the rate of teenage pregnancy in the country since 2012, the rate is still relatively high when compared to other OECD countries.

Teenage pregnancy remains a critical issue in Kenya, with 15% of girls aged 15–19 having been pregnant. Counties in western Kenya experience high teenage pregnancy rates (22–30%) along with high HIV prevalence and widespread poverty. Long-term consequences of teenage pregnancy have been documented in high-income countries, but evidence from the Global South is lacking. Here, we examined the association between teenage pregnancy and adult socio-economic functioning in western Kenya using cross-sectional survey data from Migori County, Kenya. We categorized women into three groups: adult mothers (first child ≥20 years), teenage mothers to 1 child (had 1 child before age 20), and teenage mothers to 2 + children (had 2 or more children before age 20). We then compared adult socioeconomic and health outcomes of these groups. We found that among 6,089 mothers, 45.2% had their first child during adolescence. Compared to adult mothers, teenage mothers were significantly less likely to complete primary education: a 12.2 percentage point (pp) reduction (95% CI: -14.9, -9.4) among teenage mothers to 1 child and 27.6 pp reduction (95% CI: -31.4, -23.8) among teenage mothers to 2 + children. Teenage mothers were also more likely to have loans and experience food insecurity. The risk of experiencing the death of a child increased from 3.4% among adult mothers to 15.3% among teenage mothers to 2 + children, a 4.5-fold increase (p 

The adolescent fertility rate in the Philippines reached 32.16 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2022, reflecting a decrease from the previous year. The teenage fertility rate in the country has remained below 50 births per thousand women since 2019. Declining fertility rates Despite having one of the highest populations in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, the fertility rate in the Philippines significantly dropped in recent periods. On average, there were 4.1 children per Filipino woman in 1993, significantly dropping to just 1.9 children per woman in 2022. Early pregnancy trends in the Philippines As a result of insufficient reproductive health education and the lack of access to contraceptives, teenage pregnancy remains a growing concern in the Philippines. In 2022, the Philippines ranked sixth regionally in terms of adolescent fertility rate. Adolescent mothers accounted for about 10 percent of the total registered live births in the country in 2023. More vital sex education and access to contraceptives are needed to control adolescent pregnancy.

In 2019, the adolescent fertility rate in European countries stood at nearly **** births per 1,000 women between the ages 15 and 19 years. Georgia had, by far the highest adolescent fertility rate with ** births per 1,000 adolescent women, followed by Bulgaria and Romania. Adolescent fertility rate can be an indicator of unmet family planning needs and especially lacking access to birth control.

Comoros KM: Teenage Mothers data was reported at 11.300 % in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.100 % for 1996. Comoros KM: Teenage Mothers data is updated yearly, averaging 10.200 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2012, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.300 % in 2012 and a record low of 9.100 % in 1996. Comoros KM: Teenage Mothers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Comoros – Table KM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Teenage mothers are the percentage of women ages 15-19 who already have children or are currently pregnant.;Demographic and Health Surveys.;Weighted average;

Jordan JO: Teenage Mothers data was reported at 4.500 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.700 % for 2009. Jordan JO: Teenage Mothers data is updated yearly, averaging 4.600 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2012, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.400 % in 1990 and a record low of 4.100 % in 2007. Jordan JO: Teenage Mothers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Teenage mothers are the percentage of women ages 15-19 who already have children or are currently pregnant.; ; Demographic and Health Surveys.; Weighted average;

BackgroundTeenage pregnancy is a significant public health issue and is strongly associated with risky sexual behaviors such as early sexual initiation, unprotected sex, and multiple sexual partners. According to the 2014 World Health Organization report, 11% of all births worldwide were to teenagers aged 15–19 years, with more than 95% of these pregnancies occurring in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, which bears much of this burden. In Rwanda, the prevalence of teenage pregnancy has risen from 4.1% in 2005 to 7.3% in 2014, indicating a growing concern. However, there is limited and inconsistent evidence on the factors contributing to teenage pregnancy. Hence, our study aimed to investigate the factors associated with teenage pregnancy. This research seeks to provide valuable insights for targeted interventions, which are urgently needed in light of the increasing rates.MethodsWe employed a cross-sectional study design, utilizing data from the 2019/2020 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey of 3,258 eligible participants aged 15–19 years. To identify factors associated with teenage pregnancy, we performed a bivariate logistic regression analysis. The significant variables from the bivariate analysis were then exported into multivariate logistic regression models, with the results presented as odds ratios (ORs) along with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and a significance threshold set at 5%.ResultsOur findings indicated that teenagers aged 18–19 years were more likely to experience pregnancy compared to those younger than 17 (OR = 4.2; 95% CI: 2.16–8.37). Adolescents who had engaged in sexual activity 95 times or more had a significantly higher likelihood of becoming pregnant than those with less frequent sexual activity (OR = 13.53; 95% CI: 5.21–35.12). Furthermore, adolescents with parents with a secondary education were 80% less likely to become pregnant compared to those with parents with a primary or no education (OR = 0.2; 95% CI: 0.07–0.63).ConclusionOur study revealed that teenage pregnancy is shaped by several individual factors including age and sexual behavior, along with parental education levels. These findings underscore the critical need for targeted sexual education and enhanced family support systems to mitigate teenage pregnancies. Further, longitudinal studies are essential for establishing causality and guiding effective policy development.

In 2022, the share of births to teenage mothers in the European Union was below *** percent. In the European region as a whole, this share was nearly *** percent. The wider European region always recorded a higher rate of teenage births than the EU. Since the *****, births to adolescent mothers have declined nearly year-on-year in Europe. Which countries had high teenage birth rates? Nearly *** percent of live births in Bulgaria were attributed to mothers under below the age of ** in 2021. This was the highest share of births to teenage mothers in the European Union, followed by Romania and Slovakia. On the other hand, less than *** percent of births in Norway, the Netherlands, and Switzerland were to teenagers. Mean age of women at first birth Alongside the decline in teenage births, the average age of women giving birth in Europe has increased. In the mid-*****, the average childbearing age in Europe stood around 26 years. By 2022, this had risen to over 30 years. This reflects societal changes in which women are waiting longer to have children, reasons which include better access to contraception and greater bodily autonomy. When looking at countries specifically, Ireland and Spain were among the countries with the highest average age of mothers in Europe.

Football has been instrumental in promoting sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries. The Liverpool Football Club Foundation (LFC Foundation) and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) recently completed the second year of their 2.5-year Health Goals Malawi project. Initially aimed at reducing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among teenage boys and young men in Malawi, a similar initiative was launched in disadvantaged areas of Liverpool, where STI rates and early pregnancies are notably high. The project's objectives included developing a comprehensive curriculum with coaching materials and resources, aiming to integrate this curriculum into the LFC Foundation's regular activities in Liverpool schools if successful. Activities involved six weeks of football training and coaching in various schools, football tournaments, and project evaluations with children and coaches. An annual survey of participants was also conducted. The collection consists of survey data. The survey covered demographic factors and relationship and sex education experience (all participants), and questions on awareness of and access to contraceptives, knowledge related to contraception and STIs, attitudes related to contraception and relationships, and condom self-efficacy (participants aged 14-19 only). The survey was adapted from the World Health Organisation’s “Illustrative questionnaire for interview-surveys with young people” and included 72 respondents.Football is often used to promote sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries. In fact, the Liverpool Football Club Foundation (LFC Foundation) and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) are in the second year of their 2.5-year Health Goals Malawi project. The project’s initial goal was to reduce the incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) among teenage boys and young men in Malawi. They have decided to run a similar project in disadvantaged areas of Liverpool because the city has the second-highest rate of new STI diagnoses in northwest England. Rates of early pregnancy are also higher than the national average. There is a strong correlation between early pregnancy and socio‑economic deprivation. Teenage pregnancy can be both a cause and a consequence of health and education inequalities. High-quality relationship and sex education is therefore crucial to address such inequalities. The main drivers of these inequalities are: Persistent school absence before year 9 (pupils aged 13 and 14) Relatively slow academic progress Poverty Football is used for three reasons: The strength of the Liverpool FC brand in the city engages these socially vulnerable children aged 11 to 16. As football is the most popular sport in Liverpool, participants will be highly motivated to attend in order to develop their skills. Football drills and games can lead to discussions about key topics. Project content The project will focus on: relationship and sex education programmes in schools and colleges, with targeted prevention for at-risk youngsters of both sexes training on relationships and sexual health for health and non-health professionals, e.g. sports coaches using the influence of community sports coaches and the LFC Foundation brand to engage young people, emphasising the importance of positive male and female role models developing an innovative method of delivering relationship and sex education, with a particular emphasis on overcoming health and educational inequalities by reaching out to the most at-risk young people Objectives A clear and comprehensive curriculum will be developed with coaching materials and resources. If this project is successful, the curriculum will be integrated into the day-to-day work of the LFC Foundation with schools throughout Liverpool. If this approach proves to be effective, the teen pregnancy rate could be reduced. Project activities Six weeks of football training and coaching provided in different schools Football tournaments Project evaluation with the children and coaches involved Annual survey of participants Expected results Some 300 children aged 11 to 16 years, 50% of whom are to be girls, are to take part in project activities. The participants will include children with disabilities and poor mental health. Self-completed survey adapted from the World Health Organisation’s “Illustrative questionnaire for interview-surveys with young people” and involved 72 respondents.

In 2022, there were roughly **** abortions per 1,000 women in France. The abortion rate in France remained pretty stable since the nineties, while the estimated abortion rate in Europe decreased significantly. Abortion in France France legalized abortion in 1975. If at that time the fight for legalization was intense, it appears that now the support for abortion right in France is widespread. In 2017, more than 80 percent of French people declared that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. France has a low rate of teenage pregnancy, but the abortion rate is not the same throughout the country. Overseas regions of France such as Guadeloupe or Mayotte have a higher abortion rate number of young women aged from 15 to 17 years, while in the rest of the country the majority of abortions concerned women aged between 20 and 29 years. The evolution of contraception in France Like in other European countries, French women seem to be more and more concerned about the consequences that may be related to their contraception method. In 2017, ** percent of women in France stated that they were rather worried about the cardiovascular risks of hormonal contraception like the pill. Consequently, the share of French women using contraceptive oral pills is decreasing and other methods like IUD or implant are becoming more common.