QuickStats: Birth Rates for Females Aged 15–19 Years, by State — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Birth Rates for Females Aged 15–19 Years, by State — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Hamilton, Brady E.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  In 2021, the U.S. birth rate for females aged 15–19 years was 13.9 births per 1,000 persons, with rates generally lower in the Northeast and higher across the southern states. Birth rates among females aged 15–19 years ranged from 5.4 in New Hampshire, 5.7 in Massachusetts, and 6.4 in Vermont to 26.5 in Arkansas and 25.6 in Mississippi.
  
  Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Natality Data, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/births.htm
  
  Reported by: Brady E. Hamilton, PhD.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Birth Rate Female Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy In Adolescence United States Vital Statistics
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 71(50):1600
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  50
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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