According to a report from the CDC,...

According to a report from the CDC, the number of pregnancies in the United States in 1999 (628 million) dropp 7 percent from the peak in 1990 (678 million). The pregnancies in 1999 included 396 million live births, 131 million induced abortions, and 1 million fetal losse (miscarriages or stillbirths). From 1990 to 1999 there was a 9 percent decline in the birth rate (709 to 644 births by means of 1,000 women 15 to 44 years of age) and a 22 percent least bit in the abortion rate (274 to 214) The highest pregnancy rate was in women 20 to 24 years of age. Among teenagers, pregnancy rates reached historic subdueds from 1990 to 1999, with the birth rate and abortion rate dropping 19 percent and 39 percent respectively. The report also analyzed the data based onward marital status and race/ethnicity. The report, "Revised Pregnancy Rates, 1990-97 and just discovered Rates for 1998-99: United States," is available online at http://wwwcdcgov/nchs

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