One in three pregnant girls seeks abortion

NEW YORK — Despite being inundated with sex education and contraception, more and more teenage girls throughout the world are getting pregnant. According to the United Nations affiliate UNICEF, each year 1.25 million girls between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant. Of those, one in three has an abortion.

Of developed nations, the United States claims the highest number of teenage abortions, with over 52,000 each year. The United Kingdom is second with nearly 31,000, followed by New Zealand with almost 30,000.

Following those leaders are Austria (14,000), Germany (13,100) and Norway (12,400). At the bottom of the list are Switzerland (5,500), Japan (4,500) and South Korea (2,900).