Vermont
Teen Birth Rate: 2011
The teen birth rate – the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 – has declined since the 1990s. Prevention of teen and unplanned pregnancy is an important part of a healthy community.
Prevention of teen and unplanned pregnancy is an important part of a healthy community. The CDC notes, “In 2009, a total of 409,840 infants were born to 15−19 year olds, for a live birth rate of 39.1 per 1,000 women in this age group. Nearly two-thirds of births to women younger than age 18 and more than half of those among 18−19 year olds are unintended.” CDC continues on to state “Teen pregnancy accounts for more than $9 billion per year in costs to U.S. taxpayers for increased health care and foster care, increased incarceration rates among children of teen parents, and lost tax revenue because of lower educational attainment and income among teen mothers.”. A general trend of decreasing rates has resumed with the latest data after rising a few years ago.
A valuable resource for further information about teen and unplanned pregnancy is available from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
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Vermont
Teen Birth Rate
(1993-2011)
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The number of births per 1,000 women age 15 to 19.
| Edition |
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Rank |
Value |
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2011 - Vermont
|
|
3
|
21.3 |
