Under-18 Conception Estimates for England and Wales, 1998-2007

Estimated conception counts and rates per 1000 girls aged 15-17, derived from the ONS Births Registrations database and notifications of legally induced abortions. The Office for National Statistics produced this administrative data, covering England and Wales from 1998 to 2007. Figures do not include illegal abortions or miscarriages.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in teenage conception rates based on Local Authority District geography.
• Model temporal trends in under-18 conceptions based on the 1998-2007 time coverage.
• Evaluate public health policy effectiveness by comparing conception rates across Government Office Regions.
• Estimate the impact of legal abortion services on reported teenage conception statistics.

Strengths

• Data covers a 10-year period from 1998 to 2007.
• Provides geographic breakdowns at Local Authority District, County, Regional, and National levels.
• Estimates are derived from two official administrative sources: birth registrations and legal abortion notifications.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Data excludes illegal abortions and miscarriages, which may affect completeness for certain analyses.
• The last metadata update is 2026-07-08; the actual data freshness for the 1998-2007 period should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Collection Method

Estimated from ONS Births Registrations and official notifications of legally induced abortions.

Time Range

1998 to 2007

Freshness

Last metadata updated 2026-07-08 13:31:11.389591; data covers 1998-2007.

Geography

England and Wales