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teenage pregnancy  

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  • Teen pregnancy is commonly defined as a pregnancy by a woman who has not reached the age of majority in her country. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the world at 143 per 1,000 women, while South Korea has the lowest at 3 per 1,000 women. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Teen Pregnancy]

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