In 2010, the conception rate for under-18s fell to its lowest since 1969, at 35.5 conceptions per thousand women aged 15 to 17.
The total number of conceptions to women under 18 fell from 38,259 in 2009 to 34,633 in 2010, a drop of 9.5 per cent, while the number of conceptions to girls under 16 fell by 6.8 per cent from 7,158 in 2009 to 6,674 in 2010.
Overall, the figures show a 24 per cent decline in teenage pregnancy rates among under-18s since 1998.
Simon Blake, chief executive of the sexual health charity Brook, said he was delighted that so much has been achieved in reducing teenage pregnancy.
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