Native American Teen Birth Rates (number of births per 1,000 girls)

    Just the Facts (October 2000) – Page 80

    While the teen birth rate for Native American girls aged 15-19 decreased 20 percent between 1991 and 1999, the rate for older teens (aged 18-19) declined 18 percent and the rate for younger teens (aged 15-17) declined 27 percent.

    Girls Aged 15-19

    Girls Aged 15-17

    Girls Aged 18-19

    Note: data for 1999 are preliminary. Curtin, S.C., & Martin, J.A. (2000). Births: Preliminary data for 1999. National Vital Statistics Reports 48(14). Ventura, S.J., Martin, J.A., Curtin, S.C., Mathews, T.J., & Park, M.M. (2000). Birth: Final data for 1998. National Vital Statistics Reports 48(3).

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