Assumed teen birth rate vs. reality in select countries worldwide as of 2017

This statistic is based on a survey by Ipsos MORI and shows the difference between the actual percentage of women and girls aged 15 to 19 years in select countries worldwide who gave birth each year and what survey respondents guessed as of 2017. It was found that respondents in the U.S. on average guessed that 24 percent of teens aged 15 to 19 years gave birth each year, when in reality only 2.1 percent of teens in this age group give birth each year.