Teen Pregnancy

HP 2020 Target: Reduce the pregnancy rate among adolescent females 15-17 to 36.2 pregnancies per 1000, and the 18-19 year olds to 105.9 per 1000
Chautauqua County Statistics: Pregnancy rate among adolescent females 15-17 25.4 and the 18-19 year olds 56.1 per 1000
 
  • Teen pregnancy statistics are recorded for 15-19 year olds and that is often how teen pregnancy rates per 1000 are reported
  • Additional statistics are available by sub categories including 10-14 years, 15-17 and 18-10 (The highest number of pregnancies is in the oldest age group)
  • The charts below show the changes over a fifteen year period by specific age group
 


 


 

 

 

 


 
 
Source: NYS Dept. of Health
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Source: NYS Dept. of Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 
 
Source: NYS Dept. of Health
 
  • The national birth rate in 2009 among teens 15-19 fell 9% from 37.9 to 34.3 live births per 1000 females, which is a record low
  • This trend continued in 2010 when the rate dropped to 34.3 and again in 2011 when it dropped to 31.3
  • Across the state there are wide fluctuations in the teen pregnancy rate for 15-19 year olds from a low of 9.5 in Putnam County to a high of 106.9 in the Bronx 
  • Chautauqua County is well above the national and upstate percentage
 
COMPARATIVE TEEN PREGNANCY RATES
   

 

 

 


 
Source: NYS Dept. of Health

Comparative Teenage (Age 15-19) Pregnancy Rates
Per 1,000 Females - 3 year averages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Source: NYS Dept. of Health