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Quick Facts About Reproductive and Sexual Health
US
Estimated 48k new infections in 2009 – 1/3 among young people ages 13-29
- MSM made up 69% of new infections among ages 13-29
- MSM ages 13-29 made up 60% of new infections among AA MSM
o CDC HIV Incidence Estimatesreleased August 2011
- Almost 30k young people living with HIV in US
o HIV Surveillance among adolescents and young adults
- New in January: Only 22.6% of sexually active high school students have ever been tested for HIV
o Archives of Pediatrics, January 2
International
- 5 million young people ages 15-24 living with HIV around the world
o Opportunity in Crisis, Unicef
- Young people ages 15-24 account for 42% of all new HIV infections
STIs
- 19 million new every year
- Young people ages 15-24 account for “almost half”
Teen Pregnancy and Birth
US
- 750 k teens ages 15-19 become pregnant every year
- The teen pregnancy rate is 71.5 pregnancies per 1000 young women ages 15-19
o Guttmacher 2010 Trends in Teen Pregnancy Report(page 2)
- The teen birth rate hit a record low of 34.3 births per 1000 teens in 2010
- Almost 368,000 teens ages 15-19 gave birth in 2010
o CDC: Births: Preliminary Data for 2010
Worldwide
- 16 million teens ages 15-19 give birth every year
Abortion
- Almost one in three women has an abortion in her lifetime
o Guttmacher “Induced Abortion” Factsheet
- Adolescents ages 15-19 account for 16% of abortions
o Abortion Surveillance (2008/released Nov 2011)
- 47k women die from unsafe abortion every year worldwide
Sexual Activity
- By the age of 19, 70 percent of young people have had sex.
o Guttmacher , “Facts on Amer. Teens Repro Health”
- 46 percent of all high school students (grades 9-12) have ever had sex; 62 percent of high school seniors report ever having had sex.
o Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2009
- In 2006–2010, about 43% of never-married female teenagers (4.4 million), and about 42% of never-married male teenagers (4.5 million) had had sexual intercourse at least once – a total of nearly 9 million teens who have already had sex.
Bullying and Harassment
- 48 % of students have been sexually harassed
- 32% of all students have been bullied at school; 11% physically bullied
- 85% of LGBT students have been bullied at school, 28% physically
With questions or comments, contact:
Emily Bridges
Director of Public Information Services
Advocates for Youth
202-419-3420
emily@advocatesforyouth.org
