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Unplanned pregnancy rate drops in U.S.
January 18, 1998
Web posted at: 2:00 p.m. EDT (1400 GMT)NEW YORK (CNN) -- The rate of unintended pregnancies among American women of reproductive age (15-44) has declined in the past decade, according to a new study released Saturday.
The report from the Alan Guttmacher Institute finds that only 45 pregnancies per 1,000 women annually were unintended in 1994, the latest year survey data was available. That's down from 54 pregnancies per 1,000 in 1987, or a drop of 16 percent.
The drop parallels the decline in the abortion rate, down 11 percent from 27 to 24 abortions per 1,000 women annually. The unintended birth rate also fell, from 27 to 21 births per 1,000 women annually.
Unintended pregnancies are measured as the sum of abortions plus births resulting from unplanned pregnancies.
The report attributes the decline in unplanned pregnancy to more prevalent use of contraceptives, especially condoms.
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