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The birth rate for young teens (ages 15 to 17) is slowly declining. However, in 1995 nearly 4 girls in 100 ages 15 to 17 had a baby. Almost 1 million teenagers become pregnant each year, and more than 512,000 give birth. Slightly over 13 percent of all U.S. births in 1995 were to teens. Birth rates for teens ages 15 to 19 years dropped nearly 9 percent between 1991 and 1995 (from 62.1 per 1,000 teens to 56.8).