WISH: Teen Birth Rates (Ages 15-19)

Below you will find birth rates for teens ages 15 to 19 in Wisconsin and the United States.

Teen Birth Rates (Ages 15-19)
Year	Wisconsin	U.S.
2024	9.8	N/A
2023	10.0	N/A
2022	9.9	N/A
2021	10.4	N/A
2020	11.1	N/A
2019	12.6	16.7
2018	13.1	17.4
2017	13.9	18.8
2016	15.1	20.3
2015	16.4	22.3
2014	18.2	24.2
2013	19.7	26.5
2012	22.0	29.4
2011	23.6	31.3
2010	26.5	34.2
2009	29.6	37.9
2008	31.3	40.2
2007	32.4	41.5
2006	31.1	41.1
2005	30.5	39.7
2004	30.5	40.5
2003	31.6	41.1
2002	32.7	42.6
2001	34.3	45.0
2000	35.7	47.7
1999	36.0	48.8
1998	35.1	50.3
1997	36.3	51.3
1996	37.5	53.5
1995	38.8	56.0
1994	39.8	58.2
1993	42.0	59.0
1992	43.0	60.3
1991	44.7	61.8
1990	43.3	59.9
1989	41.5	57.3
1988	39.1	53.0
1987	37.1	50.6
1986	37.7	50.2
1985	39.4	51.0

Note: Wisconsin rates for ages 15-19 are based on these age-specific populations, but include births to mothers younger than 15 years old.

Source: Resident birth certificates, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

The U.S. teen birth rates for 1985-2014 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2014," Volume 64, Number 12, December 23, 2015. The U.S. rates for 2015-2016 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2016," Volume 67, Number 1, January 31, 2018. The U.S. rate for 2017 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2017," Volume 67, Number 8, November 7, 2018. The U.S. rate for 2018 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2018," Volume 68, Number 13, November 27, 2019. The U.S. rate for 2019 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2019," Volume 70, Number 2, March 23, 2021.

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