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<br /> 45 <br /> <br />Figure 35: <br />aternal and Infant Health <br /> <br />Teenage Pregnancy <br />Unintended pregnancies are pregnancies that are mistimed, unplanned or unwanted at the time of <br />conception. Unintended pregnancy is among the most troubling public health problems and a major <br />reproductive health issue including accidental pregnancy and defined as a pregnancy that was undesired <br />for one or both of the partners64. <br /> <br /> In 2013, NC reported a record low for the sixth <br />consecutive year. Of the 75 counties with reportable <br />rates, Orange County has the lowest with 9.6 per 1,000 <br />people, which was a total of 68 pregnancies in 2013. <br /> <br /> Orange County’s teen pregnancy rate dropped 35% <br />from 2012. The rate moved from 14.8 pregnancies per <br />1,000 15 to 19-year-old women to 9.6 per 1,000 in <br />2013 (shown in figure 35). This number represents a <br />total of 102 teen pregnancies in 2012 down to 68 in <br />2013. <br /> <br />Orange County has historically had one of the lowest rates <br />in the state, but this large reduction year-to-year is notable <br />and a positive step. <br /> <br />Even with this lowest and dropping overall rate, rate disparities exist by race and ethnicity similarly to <br />many other counties. While rates among white, black, and Hispanic teens have continued to drop, the <br />pregnancy rates among black and Hispanic teens are significantly higher than the rates of white teens on <br />average from 2010 to 2013 (shown in table 13). <br /> <br />Table 13: Teen Pregnancies within Orange County and NC, 2014 Orange County North Carolina <br />Number of pregnancies among 15-19-year-old girls: 69 10,328 <br />Teen pregnancy rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: 9.6 32.3 <br />Teen Pregnancy rates by race/ethnicity <br />Black: 31.9 44.0 <br />Hispanic * 52.8 <br />White 4.3 23.1 <br />Teen pregnancy rates by age <br />15-17 year olds 9.1 15.5 <br />18-19 year olds 9.8 56.5 <br />Number of pregnancies among 15-17-year-old girls: 23 2,909 <br />Number of pregnancies among 18-19-year-old girls: 46 7,419 <br />Percent of Repeat Pregnancies: 8.7% 22.4% <br />Teen birth rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: 4.4 25.9 <br />Change since 2013: -0% -8.5% <br />*Rates based on small numbers (<20 pregnancies) are unstable and not provided. <br />