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Birth Rates Among Adolescent Females Aged 15-19, by Race/Ethnicity, 1990-2007^*

Live births per 1,000 females:

• For Hispanics decreased from approximately 100 to 81.7
• For Non-Hispanic Blacks decreased from approximately 115 to 64.3
• For American Indian/Alaska Natives decreased from approximately 80 to 59.0
• For Non-Hispanic Whites decreased from approximately 50 to 27.2
• For Asian/Pacific Islanders decreased from approximately 25 to 17.3

^* Preliminary data↑

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System Go to References for this graph's full source.

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