Teen birth rate in rural America is nearly two-thirds higher than in urban America, CDC says

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 09:22 in Health & Medicine

The teen birth rate in America’s small towns is 63% higher than in its biggest cities, a new government report reveals. In 2015, there were 18.9 births for every 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 19 living in counties with large urban areas, according to a report published Wednesday by the...

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