Teenage pregnancy rates in Scotland have fallen by more than 40% from their peak in 2007, new figures have shown.

A total of 3047 females aged 19 and under gave birth in 2014, giving an overall teenage pregnancy rate of 34.1 per 1000 women.

That compares to the most recent peak of 57.7 in 2007, meaning the figure released by the Information Services Division on Tuesday equated to a 40.9% drop.

It stated the delivery rate in Scotland for the under-20 age group was 20.3 and the termination rate was 13.8 per 1000 women.

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The pregnancy rate in the under-16 age group has fallen 45.4%, from 7.8 per 1000 in 2007 to 4.2.

The figures show young women living in Scotland’s most deprived areas are five times as likely to get pregnant than their counterparts in the most affluent parts.

NHS Tayside had the highest rate of teenage pregnancies, while NHS Borders was found to have the lowest.

There were 1927 under 20s in the poorest communities who fell pregnant in 2014 compared to 394 in the most affluent areas.

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The figures include 145 girls under the age of 16 in the most deprived communities who had a baby, as well as 207 abortions that were carried out.

In comparison, in the least deprived communities just eight girls under the age of 16 had a baby and 19 pregnancies were terminated.