FEWER NEW MEXICO TEENAGERS ARE HAVING BABIES. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE TEEN BIRTH RATE HERE FELL 14 PERCENT FROM 2015 TO 2016…AND HAS GONE DOWN 55 PERCENT OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS.
IT’S PART OF A NATIONAL TREND TOWARD FEWER TEEN BIRTHS. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS NEW MEXICO’S TEEN BIRTH RATE IS NOW AT ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN SEVERAL DECADES. BUT DESPITE THE LOWER NUMBERS, NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST TEEN BIRTH RATES IN THE NATION.
