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Amplify Report Card: New Mexico
New Mexico has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any state and lower rates of condom among sexually active high school students than all but two states who collect this information. However, New Mexico's AIDS and STI rates are lower than the national average.
| Teen Pregnancy Rate* | Teen Birth Rate* | AIDS Rate (Cases per 100,000 people) | STI Rate+ | % of high school students who used a condom at last sex | |
| New Mexico | 93 | 64 | 5.7 | 91.9 | 55 |
| National | 70 | 42 | 12.5 | 117.4 | 62 |
*Per 1000 young women ages 15-19
+Because of concern over recent changes in Chlamydia reporting and relative low incidence of syphilis, we used the state's gonorrhea rate as a stand-in for sexually transmitted infection rates.
(Visit the Amplify Grading Standards page to learn how we assessed this grade. Report cards will be updated as new information becomes available.)
Did You Know?
New Mexico does not require its students learn about condoms and contraception, even though it has high teen pregnancy rates and over 17,000 teenagers are already sexually active.
Other facts about New Mexico:
- There are over 17,000 sexually active teenagers in New Mexico.
- New Mexico has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation.
- There are over 1000 people living with HIV in New Mexico.
- Eighteen percent of New Mexico’s population lives in poverty.
Looking for more information
Looking for more information on young people’s rights or reproductive and sexual health in New Mexico? Check out these sites to learn more!
Looking for more information on young people’s rights or reproductive and sexual health in New Mexico? Check out these sites to learn more!
Learn more about HIV, STIs, teen pregnancy, and the factors that are putting young people at risk in your state and nationwide:
- Kaiser State Facts on HIV/AIDS – Statistics on HIV and AIDS in your state, plus many more health statistics. See how your state compares to other states and to national statistics.
- National Campaign to Prevent Teen And Unplanned Pregnancy - A detailed profile of teen life in your state, including teen population demographics, teen safer sex, and teen pregnancy in your state; check out how your state compares to other states and to national statistics!
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance Maps: Youth ages 15-19 contract almost half of the nation’s 19 million STIs every year. How is your state doing at STI prevention? Click through to a map of the United States showing each state’s STI rates.
- The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center – Many social factors contribute to risk for HIV, STIs, and teen pregnancy. See how your state compares in over 100 measures of well-being, including poverty, unemployment and underemployment, and health insurance coverage.
Learn more about sex education in New Mexico: What does your state’s law say about sex education? Is sex education mandatory? Is it prohibited? Does your state teach abstinence-only education? The Sexuality Education and Information Council of the United States (SIECUS) has the facts on sex education policy and funding in your state. Or see the New Mexico statutes governing sexuality education: New Mexico Administrative Code 6.12.2.10 and 6.30.2.19
Does New Mexico ensure the safety of GLBTQ youth in schools? The Gay Lesbian Straight Educators Network (GLSEN) has examined school policies and programs and assessed each state’s efforts. Find out where your state is succeeding and where more work is needed.
Learn more about contraceptive services in New Mexico: Where does your state rank on providing women the contraceptive access and reproductive health services they need? Does insurance cover birth control pills? How many family planning clinics are there? Find out in Contraception Counts, a report on your state from the Guttmacher Institute.
Know your rights: What are your rights to birth control, HIV testing, and abortion in New Mexico? At what age can a teen get care without parental consent? What are the laws around minors and sex in New Mexico? Sex, Etc. has the answers in their Sex in the States info on your state.
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