This statistic is based on a and shows the difference between the actual percentage of women and girls aged 15 to 19 years in select countries worldwide who gave birth each year and what survey respondents guessed as of 2017. It was found that respondents in the U.S. on average guessed that 24 percent of teens aged 15 to 19 years gave birth each year, when in reality only 2.1 percent of teens in this age group give birth each year.
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Ipsos MORI. (December 6, 2017). Difference between the actual percentage of teens aged 15 to 19 worldwide who gave birth each year and what respondents believed as of 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/790910/assumed-adolescent-birth-rate-and-actual-birth-rate-worldwide/
Ipsos MORI. "Difference between the actual percentage of teens aged 15 to 19 worldwide who gave birth each year and what respondents believed as of 2017." Chart. December 6, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/790910/assumed-adolescent-birth-rate-and-actual-birth-rate-worldwide/
Ipsos MORI. (2017). Difference between the actual percentage of teens aged 15 to 19 worldwide who gave birth each year and what respondents believed as of 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/790910/assumed-adolescent-birth-rate-and-actual-birth-rate-worldwide/
Ipsos MORI. "Difference between The Actual Percentage of Teens Aged 15 to 19 Worldwide Who Gave Birth Each Year and What Respondents Believed as of 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 6 Dec 2017, /statistics/790910/assumed-adolescent-birth-rate-and-actual-birth-rate-worldwide/
Ipsos MORI, Difference between the actual percentage of teens aged 15 to 19 worldwide who gave birth each year and what respondents believed as of 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/790910/assumed-adolescent-birth-rate-and-actual-birth-rate-worldwide/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Difference between the actual percentage of teens aged 15 to 19 worldwide who gave birth each year and what respondents believed as of 2017 [Graph], Ipsos MORI, December 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/790910/assumed-adolescent-birth-rate-and-actual-birth-rate-worldwide/