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United States

Teens

As a leading authority on teen reproductive health, the Guttmacher Institute estimates national and state-level teen pregnancy rates; documents teens’ access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; and promotes fact-based, comprehensive sex education and youth-friendly, confidential services.

  • Teen Pregnancy
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  • Age is More Than a Number: High Infant Mortality Among Births to Teen Mothers

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    Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in the United States

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    It’s Time for Congress to Give All Young People the Sexual Health Resources They Need to Thrive

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 18

    average age at first sex in the United States
  • 66%

    of sexually active U.S. teenage women practice contraception
  • 37

    states require parental consent for minors seeking abortions

Resources

  • March 2021 Report

    Pregnancies, Births and Abortions in the United States, 1973–2017: National and State Trends by Age

    Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Kathryn Kost

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    An Overview of Consent to Reproductive Health Services by Young People

    United States

    • Abortion
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    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Minors’ Access to STI Services

    United States

    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Protecting Confidentiality for Individuals Insured as Dependents

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Minors’ Rights as Parents

    United States

    • Teens
  • U.S. map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    March 1, 2021 State Laws and Policies

    Minors’ Access to Contraceptive Services

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • February 2021 Policy Analysis

    Adolescents Deserve Better: What the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress Can Do to Bolster Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Leah H. Keller,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

    • Teens
  • January 2021 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Has Sex Ed Even Changed From the ‘Bridgerton’ Era to Today?

    Laura D. Lindberg,Rewire

    United States

    • Teens
  • December 2020 Research Article

    Sex Education: Broadening the Definition of Relevant Outcomes

    Leslie M. Kantor, Laura D. Lindberg, Yara Tashkandi, Jennifer S. Hirsch and John S. Santelli,Journal of Adolescent Health

    United States

    • Teens

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Condom use has increased more than any other contraceptive method among adolescents. Clearly, it is important to include young men in research, policy and programs focused on teen sex.

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