MANILA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua): Teenage pregnancy among girls aged 15 to 19 in the Philippines declined to 5.4 per cent in 2022 from 8.6 per cent in 2017, according to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data released at the weekend.
The data showed that teenage pregnancy was lower in urban areas at 4.8 percent than in rural areas at 6.1 percent. The 19-year-olds had the highest pregnancy percentage.
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