Teenage pregnancy rates drop to record low since 1969, figures show
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By Amy Packham
The number of teenage girls getting pregnant in England and Wales is the lowest it has been since 1969.
The rate for girls under 18 becoming mothers was 22.9 conceptions per thousand 15- to 17-year-olds in 2014, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed.
The number of teenage mothers fell to 22,653 in 2014, compared with 24,306 in 2013, a decrease of 6.8%. In 1969, when records started, there were 45,495 teenage pregnancies.
The rate of teen pregnancies has more than ha...
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