THAILAND: TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE ON THE RISE
Though the overall birthrate is dropping, teen births in Thailand are on the rise. Out of every 1,000 live births, 54 are from teen mothers aged 15-19 -- higher than in the United States and ten times higher than Singapore's teen pregnancy rate. It is also rising fast - the number of live births by Thai teenage mothers aged 15-18 increased 43 percent between 2000 and 2011, a Thai annual public health report shows. It the highest teen pregnancy rate in Southeast Asia, after neighboring Laos, according to the Bureau of Reproductive Health at the Thai Public Health Ministry. READ MORE HERE http://www.reuters.com/