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Preventing Teen Pregnancy in the US
Who's At Risk?
US Birth Rates for Teens 15-19 Years by Race/Ethnicity, 1991 and 2009
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SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics; 2010.
Teen birth rates internationally, per 1,000 girls aged 15-19 years, 2008 and 2009
Teen birth rates in the US are higher than in some other developed countries.
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SOURCE: UN Demographic Yearbook (all data for 2008, except US 2009 preliminary data).
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