[Resolute Conservative]

I find that incongruous to what I see, 15-18 year old girls every where with kids in tow.

Also, as far as rank in the world, socialist governmenst love to pad their stats to make them look like a panacea.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Statistically, the average age at first birth in the USA was 21.4 in 1970, and is pushing toward 26 now (2014).

But the average age for first childbirth is also going up-up-up in all the developed countries, so I really don't know how relevant this is for comparison's sake.

The question of reporting is also hard to figure. Computerized statistic-gathering has definitely made the reporting of maternal morbidity and mortality to rise, but that also would be true of other developed countries, not just the USA.