Milwaukee's teen birth rate remains at a historically low level, health officials announced Thursday.
Data show that there were 46.73 births per 1,000 females aged 15-17 years old in 2008. This is a slight drop from 2007 when there were 47 births per 1,000 in the city.
The United Way of Greater Milwaukee and City of Milwaukee Health Department previously announced a goal to reduce the birth rate to 30 births per thousand teens 15-17 years by 2015. Read the press release.
The Center for Urban Population Health assisted the Health Department in setting this goal based on historical data and statistical trending techniques. Read more about setting the goal.
