QuickStats: Birth Rates for Teens Aged 15–19 Years, by State — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), United States, 2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Birth Rates for Teens Aged 15–19 Years, by State — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), United States, 2018
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Description:
  In 2018, the U.S. birth rate for teens aged 15–19 years was 17.4 births per 1,000 females, with rates generally lower in the Northeast and higher across the southern states. Teen birth rates ranged from 7.2 in Massachusetts, 8.0 in New Hampshire, 8.3 in Connecticut, and 8.8 in Vermont to rates of 30.4 in Arkansas, 27.8 in Mississippi, 27.5 in Louisiana, 27.3 in Kentucky, and 27.2 in Oklahoma. ; Source: National Vital Statistics System (U.S.)Birth data, 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/births.htm. ; Reported by: Brady E. Hamilton, PhD.
• Subjects:
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Disease Notification
  • Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 68 (44):1011
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics ; Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  44
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84419/cdc_84419_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 93.69 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics ; Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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