Mexican-American Teen Birth Rates (number of births per 1,000 girls)

    Just the Facts (October 2000) – Page 88

    Trends in teen birth rates for Hispanic teens of Mexican descent decreased between 1991 and 1993, but then increased between 1993 and 1995. From this 1995 peak, rates for 15- to 19-year-olds have decreased 18 percent, rates for girls aged 15-17 have decreased 21 percent, and rates for girls aged 18-19 have decreased 14 percent.

    Girls aged 18-19

    Girls aged 15-19

    Girls aged 15-17

    Ventura, S.J., Martin, J.A., Curtin, S.C., Mathews, T.J., & Park, M.M. (2000). Birth: Final data for 1998. National Vital Statistics Reports 48(3).

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