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Adolescent Pregnancy

Current Statistics

Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI)
http://www.guttamcher.org
AGI’s mission is to protect the reproductive choices of women and men in the United States and around the world. The organization provides information on sexual behavior, reproduction, and family formation. AGI has published fact sheets that provide statistics and other information on adolescent pregnancy.

• Teen Pregnancy

• Teen Sex and Pregnancy

• U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics with Comparative Statistics for Women Aged 20-24

• Teen Pregnancy: Overall Trends and State-by-State Information

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
http://www.childstats.gov
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics coordinates the collection and reporting of federal data on child and family issues and conditions.

This Web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

The Forum releases an annual report, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, which presents the most important indicators of the well-being of the nation's children based on current data.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a federal agency that promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.

• Present Data on Declines in Teenage Birth Rates, 1991-1997: National and State Patterns

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc/gov/nchs
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is the federal government's principal agency for collecting and reporting vital health statistics. The NCHS monitors the nation's health and provides a wide variety of data.  The National Vital Statistics Report (NVSR) is a monthly report of birth, death, marriage, and divorce statistics.

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