10 States with the Highest Teenage Pregnancy Rates in America

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6. Louisiana

In 2015, Louisiana’s teenage pregnancy rate was 34.1 per 1000 girls, which was 6th highest pregnancy rate in the United States. If we take into account the fact that in 1998 the teen pregnancy rate in Louisiana was 107 pregnancies per 1000 girls, it is evident that Louisiana has made a significant progress in this respect. Louisiana is one of the states that has implemented sex education where abstinence or abstinence only information is provided.

10 States with the Highest Teenage Pregnancy Rates in America

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