East Riding: 32.0 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2005 (41.1 in England)
Essex: 30.6 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2005 (41.1 in England)
Since 1998 the teenage conception rate in Hartlepool has risen by 3.1 per cent compared to a fall of 11.8 per cent across England. The teenage pregnancy rate in Essex fell faster than the national rate, dropping 17 per cent, while the East Riding of Yorkshire saw a 7.7 per cent decrease.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, 2005.
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