NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO HAVE THE HIGHEST TEEN BIRTH RATE IN THE NATION…BUT THE NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN. NEW MEXICO'S RATE WAS 62 BIRTHS PER ONE THOUSAND TEENAGERS IN 2005. BUT THAT DROPPED OFF TO 47 AND A HALF BIRTHS IN 2013.
A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE GROUP "NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN" TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL RATES AMONG HISPANICS TEND TO BE HIGHER THAN THE OVERALL RATES…AND NEW MEXICO HAS A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF HISPANICS.
