The rate of teen pregnancy in the United States reached a historic low in 2015 due to higher contraceptive use, according to a study published last month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The teen pregnancy and birth rate dropped to 22.3 births per 1,000 teens in 2015, compared to a whopping 62 births per 1,000 in 1991.
Among females aged 15-19, 99.4 percent had reported ever using some form of contraceptive in 2011-2015, compared to 97.7 percent in 2002—and 80 percent in 1988.
“Teen sexual activity and contraceptive use are the direct mechanisms that lead to teen pregnancy,” Joyce Abma, one of the co-authors of the report, told Reuters.
Schools that chose not to offer any sexual counseling to accompany their condom-distribution programs contributed to an even higher rate of pregnancy.
The study noted that the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is still significantly higher than in other developed countries.
France and Germany’s teen pregnancy rates in 2011 were seven and five out of 1,000, respectively). »
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