| Patternof change over time (S1–S3 or T1–T3) | Countries | |||
| Pattern | Indicator 1 (all births) | Indicator 2 (1st order) | Indicator 3 (2nd+order) | |
| 1 | Decrease | Decrease | Decrease | Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Finland |
| 2 | Decrease | Decrease | Increase | Benin |
| 3 | Decrease | Increase | Decrease | Chad |
| 4 | Increase | Increase | Increase | Colombia, Philippines |
| 5 | Increase | Decrease | Increase | Nepal, Guinea, Mali |
| 6 | Increase | Increase | Decrease | Dominican Republic |
| 7 | Increase | Decrease | Decrease | Namibia, Haiti, Peru, Bangladesh, Malawi |