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===Canada=== Between 1992 and 2002, the [[Canadians|Canadian]] teenage birth rate steadily declined for both younger (15β17) and older (18β19) teens.<ref name=teenpregna>Dryburgh, H. (2002). Teenage pregnancy. Health Reports, 12 (1), 9β18; Statistics Canada . (2005). Health Indicators, 2005, 2. Retrieved from [http://www.sexualityandu.ca/resource-library/statistics/teen-pregnancy-rates Facts and Statistics: Sexual Health and Canadian Youth β Teen Pregnancy Rates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930135322/http://www.sexualityandu.ca/resource-library/statistics/teen-pregnancy-rates |date=30 September 2011 }}</ref> It dropped from 20.1 per 1,000 women in 2000, to 8.4 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cichprofile.ca/module/1/section/5/page/adolescent-fertility-rates-2000-to-2020/|title=Adolescent fertility rates, 2000 to 2020 β the Health of Canada's Children and Youth|access-date=2021-08-22|archive-date=2022-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104024331/https://cichprofile.ca/module/1/section/5/page/adolescent-fertility-rates-2000-to-2020/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In Canada, the stability of familial structure significantly influences the risk of teenage pregnancy. In a 2018 study, experiencing one or more episodes of poverty before the age of 13 made young Canadian girls 75% to 90% more vulnerable to teenage pregnancy.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Chelsea |last2=Strohschein |first2=Lisa |last3=Crosnoe |first3=Robert |date=October 2018 |title=Family Histories and Teen Pregnancy in the United States and Canada |journal=Journal of Marriage and Family |language=en |volume=80 |issue=5 |pages=1244β1258 |doi=10.1111/jomf.12512 |issn=0022-2445 |pmc=6289283 |pmid=30555182}}</ref>
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