Teen births in Kentucky
Why This Indicator Matters
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Kentucky Youth Advocates has provided data disaggregated by race and ethnicity for Kentucky counties for which reliable data exists. Access the data at https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Teen-Births-Race.pdf.
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Kentucky Youth Advocates has provided data disaggregated by race and ethnicity for Kentucky counties for which reliable data exists. Access the data at
Teen births
Data Provided By
Definitions: Rate of births to females ages 15-19 per 1,000 females ages 15-19.
Data Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Vital Statistics Branch, processed by the Kentucky State Data Center. Teen population data for rate calculation is from the U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Health Statistics, processed by the Kentucky State Data Center.
Footnotes:
Data were reported by mother's place of residence. The numerator and denominator for the rate calculation reflects the sum of three years of data.
* Rate not calculated for fewer than 6 events.
Updated 11/15/2022