According to “Trends in Teen Pregnancy and Child Bearing,” “The U.S. Teen birth rate is higher than that of many other developed countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom.” In other words, the US has more teen pregnancies than many other countries. In 2012 there were “305,388 babies born to” girls ages 15-19. This is a very large number of teens having babies, so this shows that teen pregnancy is a serious issue in the US.