Line Chart: Birth Rates Among Females Aged 15-19 Years, by Maternal Race/Ethnicity: 1990-2003

(Live Births per 1,000 Females)

Non-Hispanic White
1990: 50.8; 1991: 52.8; 1992: 51.8; 1993: 51.1; 1994: 51.1; 1995: 50.1; 1996: 48.1; 1997: 46.3; 1998: 45.4; 1999: 44.6; 2000: 43.9; 2001: 41.7; 2002: 28.5; 2003: 27.5

Non-Hispanic Black
1990: 112.8; 1991: 115.5; 1992: 112.4; 1993: 108.6; 1994: 104.5; 1995: 96.1; 1996: 91.4; 1997: 88.2; 1998: 85.4; 1999: 81; 2000: 79.2; 2001: 73.1; 2002: 68.3; 2003: 64.8

American Indian/Alaska Native
1990: 81.1; 1991: 85; 1992: 84.4; 1993: 83.1; 1994: 80.8; 1995: 78; 1996: 73.9; 1997: 71.8; 1998: 72.1; 1999: 67.8; 2000: 67.9; 2001: 65.7; 2002: 53.8; 2003: 52.6

Asian/Pacific Islander
1990: 26.4; 1991: 27.4; 1992: 26.6; 1993: 27; 1994: 27.1; 1995: 26.1; 1996: 24.6; 1997: 23.7; 1998: 23.1; 1999: 22.3; 2000: 21.8; 2001: 20.5; 2002: 18.3; 2003: 17.6

Hispanic
1990: 100.3; 1991: 106.7; 1992: 107.1; 1993: 106.8; 1994: 107.7; 1995: 106.7; 1996: 101.8; 1997: 97.4; 1998: 93.6; 1999: 93.4; 2000: 94.4; 2001: 92.4; 2002: 83.4; 2003: 82.2

Source: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Sutton PD, Ventura SJ, Menacker F, Munson ML. Births: final data for 2003. National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 54, No. 2; 2005 Sep.