We live in a nice, new, modern world in the millenary, but yet teenage pregnancy is a global phenomena across the world; therefore we need to speak about this issue, that’s why we have come up with a new article about 14 countries with the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the world in 2020.
14. Congo
111 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
Congo is the first country in this sorrowful compilation. People here believe that childbearing is a woman’s main value, and taking contraceptions is devalue a woman. The causes of the high rates of early pregnancies are lack of education and sexual abuse, alongside social beliefs.
13. Cameroon
119 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
Unfortunately contraceptives are taboo in most communities here, and as the this country is poverty-stricken the 12% of all pregnancies are teenage.
12. Guinea
120 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
Poverty and malnutrition are the most common issues in this country. 55% of the population live below the poverty line, which isa really alarming fact.
11. Nigeria
120 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
Nigeria is the eleventh country on this list, and when it comes to adolescent pregnancy, early marriage and traditional gender roles are important factors in the society of Nigeria. When girls reach the age of 16, they have already given birth to one child at least.
10. Democratic Republic of Congo
138 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
Democratic Republic of Congo is a poverty-stricken country, which causes high rates of child marriages, early pregnancies.
9. Zambia
141 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
The main causes of early pregnancy in Zambia are poverty, lack of access to appropriate sexual and reproductive health information and services. In the realy it means the girls offer sex in exchange for services, money, and goods.
8. Niger
146 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
The main causes of the high rates of teenage pregnancy in Niger are sexual abuse, religious beliefs and poverty. These pregnant teenagers have to face problems, such as poor antenatal care, pregnancy complications, unsafe abortion, etc.
7. Liberia
150 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
We are half way through our list of the 14 countries with the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the world in 2020. There was a devastating war in Libera, which lasted for four years, and ended 17 years ago, in 2003. Liberia is among the poorest countries in the world, which means girls don’t have the possibility to learn, they get married and bear babies insted.
6. South Sudan
158 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
This stats means that one third of South Sudanese girls become pregnant before they reach the age of 15. They cant go to schools because the lack of financial opportunities, instead they are forced to get married and bear children.
5. Angola
163 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
Angola has about 17 million of young people. The number of teenage pregnancy is definitely higher at the poverty-stricken areas.
4. Mali
174 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
The majority of Mali’s population is under 25, and more than 40% of the girls become pregnant between the age of 15 and 19. 55% of women are married before they would reach the adulthood which is a rustrating number.
3. Chad
179 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
The population of Chad is 11.3 million, and 57% of it are children under the age of 18. This country has the third highest rate of child marriage on the earth, and 68% of the girls get married as children.
2. Mozambique
194 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
The issue of teenage pregnancy is related to child marriege. Early pregnancy is closely associated with the high levels of maternal mortality in this country. In Mozambique over 40% of women become pregnant before the age of 20.
1. The Central African Republic
229 teenage pregnancies among 1000 teenagers
This number of teenage pregnancies makes the Central African Republic the top country on our list of the 14 countries with the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the world in 2020. The rate of teenage pregnancy here is more than 45% which is an incredible number. The country has the second lowest GDP across the globe, as well as it has the second highest rate of child marriage.
