These births have a negative impact on the health of both the girls and their children, and on the education of these school-age mothers. [...] In Western countries, under-15 fertility is much lower, with Total around 1,800 births per year in the United States, 100 or 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 so in France and the United Kingdom, around 60 in % % In a union In a union but not at time of conception Not in a union Canada, 20 in Belgium, and 2 in Switzerland. [...] In the Global South, a majority of Interpretation: In sub-Saharan Africa, among births to girls aged 10–14, under-15 births to girls in a union 42% are to girls in a marital union or non-marital cohabitation (including at the time of conception), 21% are to girls in a union at the time of the Survey data from 70 developing countries can be used to birth but not at conception, and 37% to girls not. [...] Estimated numbers of under-15 births in 16 countries pregnancy predated the start of the Annual number of births Number of girls aged union (conception before entry into Country Year of estimate before age 15 (estimate, 10–14 on the estimation union), illustrating the close link rounded figure) date* (in millions) between union and childbearing, 10 countries with the highest numbers of under-15 bi. [...] larger at ages below 15 than at ages 15–19, with a sixfold Interpretation: In Mauritania, the fertility rate of girls aged 10–14 was 360 decrease among the former since the 1970s and a halving per 10,000 in the early 1970s (each year, for every 10,000 girls aged 10–14, there were 360 births in this age group).
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