| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 2D7 Teenage pregnancies by year, age of mother at conception, and outcome1, 1983-1997 |
13 -15 |
16 -19 |
13 -19 |
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Delivered |
Aborted |
Delivered |
Aborted |
Delivered |
Aborted |
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| Numbers | |||||||
| 1983 | 372 |
403 |
8,073 |
3,268 |
8,445 |
3,671 |
|
| 1984 | 368 |
441 |
8,013 |
3,613 |
8,381 |
4,054 |
|
| 1985 | 401 |
445 |
8,117 |
3,691 |
8,518 |
4,136 |
|
| 1986 | 399 |
449 |
7,962 |
3,638 |
8,361 |
4,087 |
|
| 1987 | 402 |
401 |
7,844 |
3,553 |
8,246 |
3,954 |
|
| 1988 | 409 |
419 |
7,746 |
3,655 |
8,155 |
4,074 |
|
| 1989 | 389 |
405 |
7,129 |
3,678 |
7,518 |
4,083 |
|
| 1990 | 367 |
383 |
6,911 |
3,816 |
7,278 |
4,199 |
|
| 1991 | 368 |
405 |
6,809 |
3,696 |
7,177 |
4,101 |
|
| 1992 | 375 |
386 |
6,251 |
3,462 |
6,626 |
3,848 |
|
| 1993 | 365 |
407 |
5,762 |
3,306 |
6,127 |
3,713 |
|
| 1994 | 368 |
433 |
5,166 |
3,219 |
5,534 |
3,652 |
|
| 1995 | 393 |
435 |
5,098 |
3,105 |
5,491 |
3,540 |
|
| 1996 2 | 442 |
461 |
5,151 |
3,324 |
5,593 |
3,785 |
|
| 1997 3, 4 | 433 |
394 |
5,260 |
3,255 |
5,693 |
3,649 |
|
| Average | 390 |
418 |
6,753 |
3,485 |
7,143 |
3,903 |
|
| Rates 5 | |||||||
| 1983 | 3.0 |
3.2 |
45.2 |
18.3 |
27.7 |
12.1 |
|
| 1984 | 3.0 |
3.6 |
45.6 |
20.6 |
28.1 |
13.6 |
|
| 1985 | 3.4 |
3.7 |
47.5 |
21.6 |
29.4 |
14.3 |
|
| 1986 | 3.5 |
4.0 |
47.4 |
21.7 |
29.8 |
14.6 |
|
| 1987 | 3.8 |
3.8 |
47.7 |
21.6 |
30.6 |
14.7 |
|
| 1988 | 4.2 |
4.3 |
48.9 |
23.1 |
31.7 |
15.9 |
|
| 1989 | 4.1 |
4.3 |
47.1 |
24.3 |
30.5 |
16.6 |
|
| 1990 | 4.0 |
4.2 |
48.1 |
26.5 |
31.0 |
17.9 |
|
| 1991 | 4.2 |
4.6 |
50.4 |
27.4 |
32.1 |
18.4 |
|
| 1992 | 4.3 |
4.4 |
48.5 |
26.8 |
30.5 |
17.7 |
|
| 1993 | 4.0 |
4.4 |
46.7 |
26.8 |
28.5 |
17.3 |
|
| 1994 | 3.9 |
4.5 |
42.8 |
26.6 |
25.6 |
16.9 |
|
| 1995 | 4.1 |
4.5 |
42.4 |
25.8 |
25.3 |
16.3 |
|
| 1996 2 | 4.6 |
4.8 |
42.6 |
27.5 |
25.9 |
17.5 |
|
| 1997 3, 4 | 4.5 |
4.1 |
43.5 |
26.9 |
26.3 |
16.9 |
|
| Average | 3.9 |
4.2 |
46.3 |
24.4 |
28.9 |
16.0 |
|
| Percentage 6 | |||||||
| 1983 | 48.0 |
52.0 |
71.2 |
28.8 |
69.7 |
30.3 |
|
| 1987 | 50.1 |
49.9 |
68.8 |
31.2 |
67.6 |
32.4 |
|
| 1991 | 47.6 |
52.4 |
64.8 |
35.2 |
63.6 |
36.4 |
|
| 1995 | 47.5 |
52.5 |
62.1 |
37.9 |
60.8 |
39.2 |
|
| 1996 2 | 48.9 |
51.1 |
60.8 |
39.2 |
59.6 |
40.4 |
|
| 1997 3, 4 | 52.4 |
47.6 |
61.8 |
38.2 |
60.9 |
39.1 |
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Source: ISD Scotland Common Services Agency |
| 1 Includes therapeutic abortions and miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) managed in hospital. |
| 2 Revised. |
| 3 1997 rates are based on 1996 population statistics. |
| 4 Provisional. |
| 5 Rates per 1,000 females in each age group in each year. |
| 6 Shown as a percentage of total conceptions for that year and age group. |