[Percentage of births and fertility rates in adolescents in Mexico (2008-2012): stratification and priorization of municipalities with high risk].
BACKGROUND
Mexico in 2008 was designed as the first place of adolescent pregnancy at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with specific fertility rate (SFR) for 15-1 9years of age of 64.2/1,000 woman at the same age.


OBJECTIVE
Estimate of percentage births and SFR in adolescent population at national, state and municipal level in Mexico in 2008-2012 at the total group of adolescents 10 to 1 9 years old and by subgroups of 10-14 and 15 tol 9 years old, identifying the priority municipalities with adolescence pregnancies.


METHODS
Data bases of certificates of live birth and fetal death with gestational age of 22-45 weeks were joined in 2008-2012.


RESULTS
A data base of 1 0'585,032 births in 2008-2012 was obtained, 98.9% were live births and 1.1% was stillbirths. The SFR nationwide for the period 2008-2012 were of the order of 3.l for the group of 10-1 4years, 75.3 for 15-19, 39.6 for the total group of 10-19 years and 66.1 for 20 to 49 years per 1000 women for the same age.


CONCLUSIONS
In the last decade it has increased teen pregnancy as well as the percentage of births and the fertility rate in this age group, worrying situation for the high risk of biological, psychological and social damage that pregnancy early.
Adelmo Eloy
AE
Reyes-Pablo
Eduardo
E
Navarrete-Hernández
Sonia
S
Canún-Serrano
Javier
J
Valdés-Hernández
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001723:Birth Rate / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008800:Mexico; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult