THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE STATE IS DOING BETTER IN TERMS OF TEEN BIRTH RATES. THE NUMBERS SHOW THE BIRTH RATES AMONG GIRLS AGES 15 TO 17 WENT DOWN 57 PERCENT BETWEEN 2000 AND 2014.
THE BIRTH RATES FOR 15 TO 19 YEAR OLDS WENT DOWN 48 PERCENT. THAT SLIGHTLY IMPROVED NEW MEXICO’S RANKING FROM THE HIGHEST TEEN BIRTH RATE IN THE COUNTRY TO THE FOURTH HIGHEST.
