Where are the most teenage pregnancies recorded in Mexico?

Teenage pregnancy is a problem for Mexican authorities, which is why they are working to prevent it . However, it's not the same across the country; there are areas where it's more prevalent. Here are the details:

What are mothers like in Mexico?

Ana is at the average age of first-time mothers in Mexico: data from the 2023 Inegi Registered Birth Statistics indicate that Most mothers had their first baby between the ages of 20 and 24. And the National Population Council (Conapo) confirms that This age group is the one that has had the most births in recent years .

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A 2020 analysis by the National Institute for Women (Inmujeres) found that the average age for women to have their first child was 22 among older generations , after comparing women born between 1984 and 1988; 1974 and 1978; and 1964 and 1968; that is, the average age for first-time mothers remains the same in Mexico.

Eva Elizabeth Camarena, an academic at the University of Guadalajara, agrees that most women have their first child at the ages mentioned, however, she specified that There are more and more women who postpone their pregnancies and become mothers at an older age. .

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“Women are postponing pregnancy. It hasn't yet become clear that most women get pregnant after the age of 28 or 30. The women we're concerned about are those over 35, who are at greatest risk of experiencing a pregnancy-related complication,” she commented.

Teenage mothers in Jalisco

On the other hand, Jalisco continues to be one of the states with the highest number of teenage mothers. .

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For this reason, in 2019, the State Government created the Group for the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy to reduce the rate of these pregnancies. That same year, the State Health Secretariat launched the "Choose to Take Care of Yourself" strategy to ensure universal access to information, guidance, and education on sexual and reproductive health .