Forum on Child and Family StatisticsFAM6 Adolescent births: Birth rates by race and Hispanic origin and mother's age, 1980–2021
FAM6 Excel Table
FAM6 Standarad Error Excel Table
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| Characteristic | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Ages 10–14 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Ages 15–17 | 32.5 | 32.0 | 32.3 | 31.8 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 30.5 | 31.7 | 33.6 | 36.4 | 37.5 | 38.6 | 37.6 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 35.5 | 33.3 | 31.4 | 29.9 | 28.2 | 26.9 | 24.5 | 23.1 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 19.6 | 17.3 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Ages 18–19 | 82.1 | 80.0 | 79.4 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 78.5 | 79.9 | 84.2 | 88.6 | 94.0 | 93.6 | 91.1 | 90.2 | 87.7 | 84.7 | 82.1 | 80.9 | 79.1 | 78.1 | 75.5 | 72.2 | 69.6 | 68.7 | 68.4 | 71.2 | 71.7 | 68.2 | 64.0 | 58.2 | 54.1 | 51.4 | 47.1 | 43.8 | 40.7 | 37.5 | 35.1 | 32.3 | 31.1 | 28.9 | 27.1 |
| Ages 15–19 | 53.0 | 52.2 | 52.4 | 51.4 | 50.6 | 51.0 | 50.2 | 50.6 | 53.0 | 57.3 | 59.9 | 61.8 | 60.3 | 59.0 | 58.2 | 56.0 | 53.5 | 51.3 | 50.3 | 48.8 | 47.7 | 45.0 | 42.6 | 41.1 | 40.5 | 39.7 | 41.1 | 41.5 | 40.2 | 37.9 | 34.2 | 31.3 | 29.4 | 26.5 | 24.2 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 14.2 |
| White, non-Hispanica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Ages 15–17 | 22.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Ages 18–19 | 67.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66.6 | 70.6 | 69.8 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 66.2 | 64.0 | 62.1 | 60.9 | 59.4 | 57.5 | 54.7 | 52.0 | 50.0 | 48.6 | 48.0 | 49.4 | 50.4 | 48.6 | 46.2 | 42.5 | 39.9 | 37.9 | 35.0 | 32.9 | 30.6 | 27.9 | 26.0 | 23.6 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 18.8 |
| Ages 15–19 | 41.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39.9 | 42.5 | 43.4 | 41.7 | 40.7 | 40.4 | 39.3 | 37.6 | 36.0 | 35.3 | 34.1 | 32.6 | 30.3 | 28.6 | 27.4 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 25.7 | 23.5 | 21.7 | 20.5 | 18.6 | 17.3 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 9.4 |
| Black, non-Hispanica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Ages 15–17 | 77.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84.9 | 86.1 | 82.9 | 81.1 | 77.0 | 70.4 | 64.8 | 60.7 | 56.8 | 51.7 | 50.1 | 44.8 | 40.6 | 38.2 | 36.4 | 34.1 | 35.2 | 34.6 | 33.6 | 31.0 | 27.4 | 24.6 | 21.9 | 18.9 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 9.3 |
| Ages 18–19 | 146.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157.5 | 162.2 | 161.1 | 154.6 | 150.4 | 139.2 | 134.1 | 131.0 | 128.2 | 123.9 | 121.9 | 115.9 | 109.5 | 103.4 | 101.6 | 100.2 | 105.1 | 105.2 | 100.0 | 93.5 | 85.6 | 78.8 | 74.1 | 67.0 | 61.5 | 56.7 | 52.5 | 49.8 | 46.9 | 46.4 | 43.9 | 41.3 |
| Ages 15–19 | 105.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111.9 | 116.2 | 118.2 | 114.7 | 110.5 | 105.7 | 97.2 | 91.9 | 88.3 | 85.7 | 81.0 | 79.2 | 73.1 | 67.7 | 63.8 | 61.9 | 59.4 | 61.9 | 62.0 | 60.4 | 56.8 | 51.5 | 47.3 | 43.9 | 39.0 | 34.9 | 31.8 | 29.3 | 27.5 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 24.4 | 22.0 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Ages 15–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53.9 | 57.3 | 57.8 | 57.1 | 54.1 | 49.3 | 47.8 | 46.7 | 45.9 | 42.1 | 40.3 | 36.6 | 36.0 | 35.3 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 35.0 | 32.8 | 28.2 | 26.4 | 24.5 | 22.2 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| Ages 18–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143.9 | 148.6 | 145.5 | 141.9 | 139.7 | 138.5 | 129.1 | 124.2 | 124.3 | 116.0 | 116.3 | 113.1 | 105.7 | 104.1 | 103.7 | 103.3 | 108.5 | 117.2 | 110.4 | 105.0 | 95.0 | 88.9 | 88.8 | 77.8 | 69.9 | 66.8 | 62.6 | 58.1 | 52.9 | 51.8 | 47.2 | 43.9 |
| Ages 15–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91.2 | 90.1 | 93.2 | 91.7 | 89.3 | 85.9 | 81.8 | 77.2 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 70.2 | 69.3 | 66.4 | 63.4 | 62.3 | 61.4 | 60.8 | 62.4 | 66.3 | 65.0 | 62.0 | 55.5 | 52.6 | 51.2 | 44.9 | 39.3 | 37.6 | 35.1 | 32.9 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 25.7 | 25.0 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanica,b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ages 15–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.7 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ages 18–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39.8 | 41.9 | 41.6 | 40.2 | 40.1 | 39.5 | 36.1 | 33.9 | 33.8 | 32.7 | 31.5 | 31.2 | 29.1 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 20.9 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 11.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ages 15–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.5 | 26.1 | 27.0 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asian, non-Hispanica,b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
| Ages 15–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Ages 18–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| Ages 15–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanica,b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
| Ages 15–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Ages 18–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55.3 | 50.6 | 53.7 | 53.8 | 45.6 | 42.8 |
| Ages 15–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.6 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 22.6 | 21.1 |
| Hispanicc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ages 10–14 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Ages 15–17 | 52.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65.9 | 69.2 | 68.9 | 68.5 | 69.9 | 68.3 | 64.2 | 61.1 | 58.5 | 56.9 | 55.5 | 51.9 | 49.3 | 47.6 | 47.3 | 45.8 | 45.1 | 44.4 | 42.2 | 37.3 | 32.3 | 28.0 | 25.5 | 22.0 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 9.4 |
| Ages 18–19 | 126.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147.7 | 155.5 | 153.9 | 151.1 | 147.5 | 145.4 | 140.0 | 132.4 | 131.5 | 129.5 | 132.6 | 131.3 | 127.1 | 124.8 | 124.8 | 124.4 | 128.7 | 124.7 | 114.0 | 103.3 | 90.7 | 81.5 | 77.2 | 70.8 | 66.1 | 61.9 | 57.3 | 52.7 | 48.5 | 46.2 | 43.3 | 40.8 |
| Ages 15–19 | 82.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100.8 | 100.3 | 104.6 | 103.3 | 101.8 | 101.3 | 99.3 | 94.6 | 89.6 | 87.9 | 86.8 | 87.3 | 84.4 | 80.6 | 78.4 | 78.1 | 76.5 | 77.4 | 75.3 | 70.3 | 63.6 | 55.7 | 49.6 | 46.3 | 41.7 | 38.0 | 34.9 | 31.9 | 28.9 | 26.7 | 25.3 | 23.5 | 20.8 |
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| ‡ Reporting standards not met; estimate is considered unreliable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a Race refers to mother's race. The 1977 U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards for data on race and ethnicity were used to classify persons into one of the following four race groups: White, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander. The revised OMB standards issued in 1997 permitted the option of selecting more than one race. Multiple-race data were reported on the birth certificate by six states in 2003, 15 states in 2004, 19 states in 2005, 23 states in 2006, 27 states in 2007, 30 states in 2008, 33 states and the District of Columbia (DC) in 2009, 38 states and DC in 2010, 40 states and DC in 2011, 41 states and DC in 2012, 44 states and DC in 2013, 49 states and DC in 2014 and 2015, and all 50 states and DC in 2016. The multiple-race data for these states were bridged during the transition to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for comparability with other states. Beginning with 2016 data, the 1997 OMB standards were used to classify persons into one of the following five race groups: White, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. All categories are single race. Due to the adoption of the 1997 OMB standards, data for 2016 onward are not strictly comparable with earlier data. Data on race and Hispanic origin are collected and reported separately. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b Data for 2003–2015 were bridged to the 1977 OMB race categories. In 2016, the 1997 OMB race categories were adopted. As a result, data for 2016 onward are shown separately for the Asian and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander race groups. Data for the combined Asian or Pacific Islander race group are not available after 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Trends for Hispanic women are affected by expansion of the reporting area in which an item on Hispanic origin is included on the birth certificate as well as by immigration. These two factors affect numbers of events, composition of the Hispanic population, and maternal and infant health characteristics. The number of states in the reporting area increased from 22 states in 1980 to 23 states and DC in 1983–1987, 30 states and DC in 1988, 47 states and DC in 1989, 48 states and DC in 1990, 49 states and DC in 1991–1992, and all 50 states and DC in 1993. Rates in 1981–1988 were not calculated for Hispanic; Black, non-Hispanic; and White, non-Hispanic because estimates for these populations were not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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