The most damning statistic of all was never mentioned...
Teenage Pregnancy Rate: USA: 55.6 NL: 7.7
Teenage Abortion Rate: USA: 30.2 NL: 3.9
(all figures per 1000 women aged 15-19)
I know where I'd prefer my kids to grow up. Of course, maybe having lived there for 2.5 years as a kid biases me.
Source: UNICEF (July 2001) (PDF). A league table of teenage births in rich nations. Innocenti Report Card No.3. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence. http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/repcard3e.pdf.
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The most damning statistic of all was never mentioned...
Teenage Pregnancy Rate:
USA: 55.6 NL: 7.7
Teenage Abortion Rate:
USA: 30.2 NL: 3.9
(all figures per 1000 women aged 15-19)
I know where I'd prefer my kids to grow up. Of course, maybe having lived there for 2.5 years as a kid biases me.
Source: UNICEF (July 2001) (PDF). A league table of teenage births in rich nations. Innocenti Report Card No.3. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence. http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/repcard3e.pdf.
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