Karnataka Records 80,000+ Teen Pregnancies in Three Years

Quick Summary

• Karnataka reported 80,813 teenage pregnancies (ages 14-19) in the past three years.
• Bengaluru urban recorded the highest teenage pregnancies with 8,891 cases, followed by Belagavi (8,169) and Vijayapura (6,229).
• North Karnataka districts like Davangere, Ballari, Bagalkot show nearly 2,000 cases each within three years; Udupi and Dakshina Kannada report consistently lower numbers.
• Majority of pregnancies occurred in 18-19 age group; younger groups include:

– Ages 14-15: 276 cases
– Ages 15-16: 786 cases
– Ages 16-17: Approximately 2,397 cases recorded recently.
– Ages 17-18: Critically important at over ~11k as recent data started compiling.

Stricter enforcement by Karnataka’s government includes awareness campaigns and formation of coordination.(Led upto Akka Force model synergyptive expansions’s etc …