The number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales has risen slightly. Statistics show that England has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the whole of Europe.

It is the first increase since 2002 and means the government can not do any more without the help of parents and will almost certainly miss its target to halve rates by 2010. In total, there were estimated to be just over 42,900 teenage pregnancies. The under 16 birth rate also increased from 7.6 births per 1,000 to 8.3 births per 1,000 teenagers. This means that there were nearly 8,200 teenage pregnancies. Teenage girls in the North East are the most likely in England to become pregnant, with 52.9 pregnancies per thousand with girls aged 15-17.