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Challenge 2005
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Challenge 2005 Average
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Final Results of Challenge 2005

TEEN BIRTHS IN NEW MEXICO - Numbers, Rates and Trends 1998-2003

County  (Baseline) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 (Finish Line) 2003 Rank by 2003 Rate % Change in Rate (1998-2003)
Population Girls 15-19 Births Birth Rate Births Birth Rate Births Birth Rate Births Birth Rate Births Birth Rate Population Girls 15-19 Births Birth Rate
United States     50   49   48   45   43     42   -16%
New Mexico  70,837 4,858 68.6 4,739 66.6 4,650 65.0 4,524 62.1 4,503 61.3 74,039 4,522 61.1   -11%
Bernalillo   20,147 1,263 62.7 1,234 61.2 1,183 58.0 1,159 57.4 1,187 58.7 20,261 1,180 58.2 16 -7%
Catron   91 3 33.0 5 54.3 1 10.6 3 28.6 4 31.6 150 3 20.0 32 -39%
Chaves   2,683 247 92.1 194 72.7 230 87.3 194 73.0 220 85.0 2,524 171 67.8 9 -26%
Cibola  1,040 95 91.3 97 93.0 82 78.4 84 80.8 51 48.5 1,059 81 76.5 6 -16%
Colfax  442 33 74.7 30 68.8 36 81.6 34 71.8 23 48.9 463 26 56.1 18 -25%
Curry    1,909 167 87.5 177 96.0 159 85.9 158 88.0 149 82.5 1,817 148 81.5 4 -7%
De Baca   79 3 38.0 1 12.3 4 50.3 1 11.9 6 73.1 80 4 49.8 22 31%
Dona Ana   8,238 558 67.7 547 66.2 565 69.4 584 75.0 584 76.1 7,568 605 79.9 5 18%
Eddy  2,096 224 106.9 177 85.3 172 83.8 176 82.8 151 73.5 1,976 145 73.4 7 -31%
Grant   1,239 97 78.3 79 65.6 76 65.2 76 62.0 65 53.6 1,193 72 60.4 14 -23%
Guadalupe   157 15 95.5 7 44.6 16 101.0 13 76.0 14 87.6 148 10 67.5 11 -29%
Harding   30 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 1 33.7 30 1 33.9 30 N/A
Hidalgo  265 17 64.2 15 56.0