Table 4

Percentage of all first-order live births to adolescents (indicator 2), by age group and survey and change over time

Indicator estimates at each surveyPercent change over time between surveys
Survey 1Survey 2Survey 3S1–S2S2–S3S1–S3Pattern of change
Region Country <16<18<20<16<18<20<16<18<20<16<18<20<16<18<20<16<18<20(detail in table 6)
Latin AmericaColombia4.2%17.2%38.9%6.9%24.1%44.4%7.0%24.7%45.3%65.0%40.7%14.3%2.0%2.4%2.1%68.3%44.0%16.7%4
Dominican Republic5.2%22.5%42.5%9.2%29.0%50.4%7.1%28.4%47.5%75.6%28.6%18.7%−21.9%−2.0%−5.7%37.1%25.9%12.0%6
Haiti5.0%20.3%41.7%5.3%21.3%43.1%4.3%18.9%39.3%4.9%4.8%3.4%−18.8%−11.2%−8.7%−14.8%−6.9%−5.6%7
Peru3.9%17.6%38.4%3.9%17.7%37.9%4.1%17.5%36.5%1.1%0.7%−1.2%5.1%−1.4%−3.7%6.3%−0.7%−4.9%7
Middle EastEgypt4.6%17.4%37.9%2.7%12.0%31.5%1.2%7.2%26.0%−41.9%−31.4%−17.0%−53.7%−40.0%−17.3%−73.1%−58.8%31.3%1
Jordan2.0%16.1%39.9%0.7%8.1%24.2%0.5%6.1%19.0%−67.0%−49.8%−39.4%−23.2%−24.7%−21.7%−74.7%−62.2%−52.5%1
South/Southeast AsiaBangladesh22.5%52.0%75.0%24.9%55.3%77.9%15.9%41.2%69.3%10.7%6.3%3.9%-36.3%−25.4%−11.0%−29.5%−20.7%−7.5%7
Indonesia6.1%22.1%47.0%3.5%13.8%33.8%1.2%7.1%23.2%−42.4%−37.4%−28.2%−65.7%−48.9%−31.2%−80.2%−68.0%−50.6%1
Nepal6.0%29.2%59.2%4.3%27.9%58.9%4.0%22.8%49.7%−28.3%−4.4%−0.5%−7.8%−18.2%−15.5%−33.9%−21.7%−16.0%5
Pakistan7.8%23.6%45.8%3.8%15.7%36.8%2.1%11.7%30.9%−51.2%−33.4%−19.8%−43.7%−25.6%−15.9%−72.5%−50.5%−32.5%1
Philippines1.4%10.2%28.0%1.3%7.8%25.6%1.8%11.0%29.7%−12.0%−22.9%−8.4%42.7%39.7%16.0%25.6%7.7%6.2%4
Sub-Saharan AfricaBenin5.4%24.9%55.8%7.2%23.4%47.9%6.8%21.0%41.5%34.3%−5.8%−14.1%−5.8%−10.3%−13.5%26.5%−15.5%−25.8%2
Burkina Faso6.9%31.0%65.4%6.1%28.3%62.6%5.8%28.5%60.7%−11.7%−8.9%−4.4%−5.3%0.8%−3.0%−16.3%−8.2%−7.3%1
Cameroon19.0%47.5%72.2%14.3%39.7%65.5%12.2%34.5%59.6%−24.7%−16.4%−9.3%−14.4%−13.1%−8.9%−35.6%−27.4%−17.5%1
Chad17.1%45.3%71.0%18.8%48.3%73.4%21.4%50.8%72.8%10.1%6.6%3.5%13.6%5.2%−0.8%25.1%12.1%2.6%3
Ghana4.7%24.0%50.4%3.8%18.8%44.2%4.8%19.5%37.1%−18.7%−21.6%−12.3%25.4%3.4%−15.9%2.0%−18.9%−26.3%1
Guinea19.6%45.9%67.5%16.7%43.4%66.6%19.6%45.3%66.6%−14.5%−5.4%−1.4%17.2%4.3%0.1%0.2%−1.3%−1.3%5
Kenya7.8%30.9%60.5%5.9%26.0%54.1%6.4%23.2%46.7%−24.4%−16.0%−10.5%8.6%−10.9%−13.7%−17.9%−25.1%−22.8%1
Malawi13.9%39.3%68.7%7.5%32.0%65.1%7.6%33.1%67.7%−46.3%−18.6%−5.1%1.5%3.6%3.9%−45.5%−15.7%−1.4%7
Mali13.5%43.3%67.7%17.1%45.9%70.6%17.0%40.5%63.3%26.6%5.9%4.3%−0.7%−11.6%−10.3%25.7%−6.4%−6.4%5
Mozambique14.5%40.9%65.9%14.1%41.1%68.6%12.0%39.5%65.1%−2.3%0.3%4.1%−15.4%−3.9%−5.1%−17.4%−3.6%−1.2%1
Namibia4.4%21.8%50.2%5.3%19.8%41.7%3.9%17.9%41.0%20.5%−9.2%−17.0%−25.2%−9.5%−1.6%−9.9%−17.8%−18.3%7
Niger19.8%51.2%76.0%17.4%51.0%73.7%16.2%44.3%70.3%−12.1%−0.3%−3.0%−6.9%−13.2%−4.6%−18.2%−13.5%−7.5%1
Nigeria15.8%34.9%55.7%14.0%35.4%57.5%10.5%31.2%51.0%−11.0%1.2%3.1%−24.9%−11.6%−11.3%−33.1%−10.6%−8.5%1
Rwanda2.1%11.1%31.9%1.2%9.9%31.0%0.7%6.4%21.5%−43.8%−10.6%−2.7%−35.9%−34.9%−30.6%−64.0%−41.8%−32.5%1
Senegal14.7%38.2%62.2%10.0%28.1%49.6%5.6%22.0%44.1%−32.4%−26.4%−20.2%−44.1%−22.0%−11.0%−62.2%−42.6%−29.0%1
Tanzania7.2%31.1%63.2%5.6%28.7%60.4%5.4%25.8%56.8%−22.9%−7.5%−4.4%−3.0%−10.2%−5.9%−25.2%−17.0%−10.1%1
Uganda13.0%42.0%69.7%11.9%40.2%71.3%10.2%34.9%63.9%−8.2%−4.1%2.3%−14.2%−13.3%−10.4%−21.2%−16.9%−8.3%1
Zambia10.0%40.1%72.0%8.8%38.5%68.6%7.0%33.3%64.7%−11.4%−4.1%−4.7%−20.7%−13.3%−5.7%−29.7%−16.9%−10.1%1
Zimbabwe6.9%27.6%57.5%4.6%23.3%53.6%4.2%23.0%52.3%−33.4%−15.5%−6.7%−7.4%−1.5%−2.5%−38.4%−16.7%−9.0%1
Across-country variation within low-income and middle-icome countries
Min1.4%10.2%28.0%0.7%7.8%24.2%0.5%6.1%19.0%−67.0%−49.8%−39.4%−65.7%−48.9%−31.2%−80.2%−68.0%−52.5%
Median7.1%30.1%58.3%6.5%28.0%53.9%6.1%23.9%48.6%−12.1%−6.6%−4.4%−11.0%−11.0%−8.8%−19.7%−16.8%−8.8%
Max22.5%52.0%76.0%24.9%55.3%77.9%21.4%50.8%72.8%75.6%40.7%18.7%42.7%39.7%16.0%68.3%44.0%16.7%
Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 T1–T2 T2–T3 T1–T3 Pattern
of change
<16<18<20<16<18<20<16<18<20<16<18<20<16<18<20<16<18<20(detail in table 6)
High incomeFinland0.07%1.13%5.84%0.10%1.12%6.06%0.06%0.73%3.75%42.86%−0.88%3.77%−40.00%−34.82%−38.12%−14.29%−35.40%35.79%1
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