* Defined as a pregnancy among women who reported that just before they got pregnant with their most recent live-born infant, they did not want to be pregnant
then or at any time in the future.
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Unwanted pregnancy among women with recent live births in the U.S. 2013-2014, by age
This statistic shows the percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age. During this time, almost 10 percent of live births among women aged 35 to 44 years were the result of unwanted pregnancy.
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CDC, & MMWR. (January 19, 2018). Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age*." Chart. January 19, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Live Births That Were The Result of Unwanted Pregnancy in The U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by Age*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Jan 2018, /statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Percentage of live births that were the result of unwanted pregnancy in the U.S. from 2013 to 2014, by age* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/802735/unwanted-pregnancy-live-births-us-by-age/
