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<strong>Barnsley</strong> in <strong>Depth</strong> <strong>Children</strong>’s and <strong>Young</strong> People’s Report – 2008/09 <strong>In</strong>formation3.13.1 Teenage Pregnancy - <strong>Barnsley</strong>The latest teenage pregnancy figures for <strong>Barnsley</strong> show a slight increase from49.7 (215 conceptions) to 50.4 (226 conceptions) per 1,000. As Figure 3.13.1and Figure 3.13.2 show there was a 0.7 point increase between 2006 and2007, although overall a downward trend from 1997 to 2007.Figure 3.13.1 Under 18 conception ratesSource: Teenage Pregnancy Unit70.060.0Under 18 conception rate per 100050.040.030.020.02010 target10.00.01997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Year<strong>Barnsley</strong> MCD Yorkshire & Humber EnglandFigure 3.13.2 Under 18 conception rates. <strong>Barnsley</strong>, Yorkshire and the Humber andEngland 1997-2007Source: Teenage Pregnancy UnitUnder 18 conception rates per 1,0001997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007<strong>Barnsley</strong>MCD64.63 60.24 57.43 52.08 51.85 52.26 57.95 50.82 54.1 49.7 50.4Yorkshireand the 51.80 53.08 51.04 47.95 47.09 46.97 46.76 47.29 47.7 46.6 47.6HumberEngland 45.55 46.64 44.75 43.64 42.48 42.59 42.06 41.49 41.3 40.4 41.7The forecast suggests that if current trends continue, the national strategy2010 target will not be met in <strong>Barnsley</strong>. <strong>In</strong> order to meet the 2010 target therewill need to be 114 fewer conceptions in women aged under 18 years in 2010than there were in 1998.A target for 2010 has not been set in the <strong>Barnsley</strong> Local Area Agreement(LAA). To be in line with the national 50% reduction target, the figure wouldhave to be 32.3 under-18 conceptions per 1,000 in 15-17 year old females.- 34 -

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