Most teens say they are not receiving adequate information about sexuality.
All figures are latest available.
The pregnancy rate for teen girls ages 15-19 in the U.S. is twice as high as in England and Canada, and nine times as high as in the Netherlands. The teen birth rate for girls ages 15-19 was 52.9 per 1,000 in 1997. The pregnancy rate for girls ages 13-17 was 37.9 per 1,000 in 1997. There were 22,382 births to girls age 17 and younger in 1996. A teenage girl gives birth in Texas every 10 minutes.