evidence: Britain is worst in Europe for teenage pregnancy rates [...] Britain has the second highest teenage birth rate in the developed world, according to a new report from the United Nations. The United States is the only country with a higher proportion of teenage mothers, with 52 per 1000 compared with 32/1000 in the United Kingdom. The lowest birth rates were found in Korea, Japan, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Sweden, where less than 7 girls per 1000 gave birth.