In 1973, there were around 32 teen abortions for women aged 18 to 19 years per 1,000 women in the United States. This figure had decreased to about 14 by 2020. This statistic illustrates the abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age.
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Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age*
(per 1,000 women)
Characteristic
<15
15-17
18-19
2020
1
3.4
13.7
2019
1
3.6
13.7
2018
1
3.7
13.3
2017
1
3.7
13.3
2016
1.1
4
13.8
2015
1.1
4.3
14.8
2014
1.3
4.9
15.9
2013
1.6
5.5
18
2012
2
6.4
19.7
2011
2.2
7.5
22.2
2010
2.5
8.6
24.2
2009
2.8
9.6
26.4
2008
3
10.6
29.1
2007
3.1
11
30.2
2006
3.1
11.4
31.3
2005
3.3
11.4
30.9
2004
3.4
11.8
31.9
2003
3.7
12.6
33.1
2002
3.9
13
34.4
2001
4.2
13.6
36.6
2000
4.4
14.7
38.4
1999
4.5
15.5
39.2
1998
5
16.6
40.6
1997
5.1
17.4
43.2
1996
5.5
18.9
44.7
1995
5.9
19.8
45.5
1994
6.6
21.3
48.6
1993
7.2
22.5
52.1
1992
7.7
23.3
54.1
1991
7.5
24.5
56.5
1990
8.1
26.9
59.5
1989
8.1
28.3
60.7
1988
8.8
30.5
62.7
1987
9
30
60.4
1986
9.3
30.3
61.4
1985
9.3
31
62.7
1984
9.4
30.3
61.5
1983
9.3
31
60.6
1982
8.5
30.3
60.4
1981
8.6
30.4
61.3
1980
8.5
30.5
61.2
1979
8.4
29.1
62.5
1978
7.6
27.2
59
1977
7.7
26.5
54.6
1976
7.7
24.4
49.8
1975
7.3
22.4
44.8
1974
6.5
19.7
38.6
1973
5.6
17.1
32.2
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Guttmacher Institute. (October 22, 2024). Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age* (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age* (per 1,000 women)." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. (2024). Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age* (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Abortion Rates among Teens in The United States from 1973 to 2020, by Age* (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute, Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age* (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Abortion rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age* (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189574/abortion-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
