The death rate among that age group has been stable since then. In 1995, motor vehicle traffic crashes caused the death of 5,168 15-19 year olds. Deaths of pedestrians, motorcyclists, and others accounted for the remainder of motor vehicle mortality among teenagers. In 1994, there were 939,450 pregnancies among women younger than 20 years of age. Although the number of abortions among females younger than 20 increased sharply from 1975 to 1980, the rate has decreased steadily from 1980-1994.
Data represent a woman's age at the time a pregnancy ended.
More pregnancies were experienced by teenagers than were reported because most of the 19 year-olds who became pregnant had their births or abortions at age 20 and thus were not counted. Back to Top Sexual Intercourse Among high school students in the U.S., the percentage of students in 9th through 12th grades reporting ever having had sexual intercourse increased significantly by grade. Overall, black students were significantly more likely than white and Hispanic students to have had sexual intercourse. Males were significantly more likely than females to have reported that a condom was used. While sexual activity increased by grade for all students, condom use decreased by grade.