1A. PREGNANCIES BY PREGNANCY OUTCOME, ETHNICITY, AND AGE GROUP
In 2013, Hispanic females accounted
for approximately 40.7 percent of all
females 10-19 years old in Arizona. As
in the past, they accounted for a large
percentage of teen pregnancies (53.0
percent) and live births (56.5 percent;
Figure 1A-7
). In contrast, White non-
Hispanic females made up a larger
proportion of all females 10-19 years
old in Arizona, but had a lower
proportional contribution to teen
pregnancies (23.5 percent) and live
births
(24.7
percent).
Note:
percentages are based on the number
of pregnancies and births in
Table 1A-
5
.
Figure1A-7
Proportional ContributionbyRace/Ethnicity toPregnancies and
LiveBirths among Females 19or Younger, Arizona, 2013
In 2013, the pregnancy rate of 18.0
pregnancies per 1,000 adolescent
females 15-17 years old in Arizona was
49.7 percent lower than the
Healthy
People 2020
objective of 36.2/1,000
(
Figure 1A-8
,
Table 1A-3
). For all
racial/ethnic groups in Arizona, the
pregnancy rates for females age 15-17
years were below the Healthy People
2020 objective. The 2013 pregnancy
rate among Asians age 15-17 was 9.8
times lower than the objective and
among White non-Hispanics 4.0 times
lower than the objective. While lower
than the 2020 objective, the pregnancy
rates of American Indians, Hispanics,
and Blacks were substantially higher
than their White non-Hispanic and
Asian counterparts.
Figure1A-8
PregnancyRates byRace/Ethnicity andYear among Females 15-17Years:
2003 - 2013 and the ?HealthyArizona2020?Objective
Note:
a
All rates per 1,000 females in specified age group.
Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
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