Pregnancy Rates Among U.S. Teenagers

My blog deals with the pregnancy rates among teenagers all around the United States of America. The web link is http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/state_pregnancy_trends.pdf
Nationwide, the teenage pregnancy rate declined by 2% between 1999 and 2000 (from 85.7 to 83.6 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–19). From 1986 to 2000, the rate dropped by 22% and, more importantly, fell by 28% since peaking in 1990. The birthrate for teenagers also declined by 2% between 1999 and 2000 (from 48.8 to 47.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15–19). The 2000 rate was 5% lower than the 1986 rate and 23% lower than the peak rate of 61.8 births per 1,000 women reached in 1991. Teenage pregnancy rates in 2000 varied widely by state, ranging from 42 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–19 in North Dakota to 113 per 1,000 in Nevada and 128 per 1,000 in the District of Columbia (Table 2). The highest state adolescent pregnancy rates after Nevada’s were in Arizona, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Maine had the lowest rates after North Dakota’s.
Teenage birthrates for 2000 also varied considerably by state (Table 2). The highest rates
(66–71 births per 1,000 women aged 15–19) were in Mississippi, Texas, Arizona,
Arkansas and New Mexico; in the District of Columbia, 56 births occurred per 1,000
teenage women. New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Maine had
the lowest rates (23–29 per 1,000). According to the website, pregnancies are calculated as the sum of births, miscarriages (including stillbirths) and abortions. The number of births to teenagers in each state and teenage birthrates wereobtained from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). I found this information to be interesting and informative. I had no clue the teen pregnancy rate was actually falling. I was almost certain it was rising. There wasn't any information dealing with the teen pregnancy rate only in New Orleans. I would like to look at that. I am almost certain the rate of teen pregnancy is rising.