Table 3.

National trend in fertility among adolescents aged 15–19 years, Ecuador, 2015–2024.

Year	Births	Female population (15–19 years)	Fertility rate per 1,000 adolescents	95% CI
2015	59,781	762,509	78.40	77.77–79.03
2016	54,088	764,157	70.78	70.19–71.38
2017	54,946	765,837	71.75	71.15–72.35
2018	54,374	769,380	70.67	70.08–71.27
2019	50,206	773,141	64.94	64.37–65.51
2020	43,961	773,013	56.87	56.34–57.40
2021	39,905	770,655	51.78	51.27–52.29
2022	38,342	769,572	49.82	49.33–50.32
2023	34,791	770,410	45.16	44.69–45.64
2024	30,564	773,245	39.53	39.09–39.97