Birth Rates Among Adolescent Females, by Maternal Age and Race/Ethnicity, 2005

Rates were higher among 15- to 17-year-olds for every racial/ethnic group. The highest birth rates among adolescents occurred among females aged 18–19 years (69.9 live births per 1,000 females). The rate was lowest among Asian/Pacific Islanders (30.1 per 1,000), followed by non-Hispanic White females (48.0 per 1,000), American Indian/Alaska Natives (87.6 per 1,000), non-Hispanic Black females (103.0 per 1,000), and Hispanic females (134.6 per 1,000).

Birth Rates Among Adolescent Females, by Maternal Age and Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Race/Ethnicity Birth rate per 1,000 females
10-14 years 15-17 years 18-19 years
Total 0.7 21.4 69.9
Non-Hispanic White 0.2 11.5 48.0
Non-Hispanic Black 1.7 34.9 103.0
Hispanic 1.3 48.5 134.6
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 8.2 30.1
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9 30.5 87.6

Source: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Sutton PD, Ventura SJ, Menacker F, Kirmeyer S, Munson ML. Births: Final data for 2005. National vital statistics reports; vol 56 no 6. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2007.

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