Teenager Birth Rates by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1990 and 2006 (Birth rates per 1,000 women)
The teenage pregnancy rate among non-Hispanic White teenagers is extremely low. Its forty-one percent of the black rate and thirty-two percent of the Hispanic rate, even after accounting for the fact that black and Hispanic teen pregnancy rates have fallen forty-five percent and seventeen percent, respectively, over the last 16 years.
| Race or Age | 1990 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| All races, total | 59.9 | 41.9 |
| 15 to 17 years old | 37.5 | 22.0 |
| 18 and 19 years old | 88.6 | 73.0 |
| Hispanic | 100.3 | 83.0 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 42.5 | 26.6 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 116.2 | 63.7 |
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The number of abortions per year has fallen 24% between 1990 and 2004. It has fallen 35% among white women, and 11% among blacks.