Table 5

Percentage of all second-order and higher-order live births to adolescents (indicator 3), 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(detailin Table 6)
Latin AmericaColombia0.2%1.9%6.5%0.2%2.2%8.4%0.3%2.4%8.6%−9.6%19.3%28.2%45.3%7.4%2.3%31.3%28.1%31.2%4
Dominican Republic0.4%3.0%10.5%0.4%3.4%11.5%0.4%3.0%9.6%−8.9%11.4%9.5%17.1%−12.2%−16.6%6.7%−2.2%−8.7%6
Haiti0.2%1.1%5.1%0.1%1.2%4.9%0.1%0.9%4.0%−47.5%7.1%−4.8%11.4%−29.5%−18.3%−41.6%−24.5%−22.2%7
Peru0.1%1.4%5.9%0.1%1.1%4.8%0.1%0.7%3.7%−2.2%−20.6%−19.1%−38.5%−34.3%−22.4%−39.9%−47.8%−37.2%7
MiddleEastEgypt0.3%1.8%6.6%0.2%1.3%5.1%0.1%0.6%3.0%−40.4%−31.2%−23.2%−55.0%−54.0%−40.2%−73.2%−68.4%−54.1%1
Jordan0.0%0.8%4.7%0.0%0.4%2.7%0.0%0.1%2.0%−86.1%−53.4%−43.6%−100.0%−62.1%−23.7%−100.0%−82.4%−56.9%1
South/
Southeast Asia
Bangladesh0.8%5.3%15.2%0.6%5.2%16.3%0.8%4.3%12.5%−17.8%−1.6%7.6%29.6%−17.5%−23.8%6.6%−18.9%−18.0%7
Indonesia0.3%2.0%7.0%0.1%0.7%3.1%0.0%0.3%1.4%−58.7%−63.5%−55.9%−64.3%−56.3%−55.1%−85.3%−84.0%−80.2%1
Nepal0.1%1.6%8.1%0.0%1.1%6.7%0.1%1.5%8.8%−46.3%−29.3%−18.0%214.5%32.1%31.1%68.9%−6.6%7.5%5
Pakistan0.4%2.5%8.2%0.2%1.4%5.3%0.1%0.9%4.2%−49.3%−43.6%−34.9%−44.3%−37.5%−22.1%−71.8%−64.7%−49.3%1
Philippines0.1%0.5%3.3%0.0%0.5%2.8%0.0%0.6%3.3%−46.0%−8.9%−13.7%40.4%33.5%16.3%−24.1%21.7%0.4%4
Sub-SaharanAfricaBenin0.1%0.9%4.8%0.3%1.8%6.2%0.3%2.0%6.5%284.4%98.9%29.1%4.8%10.3%3.5%303.0%119.4%33.6%2
BurkinaFaso0.3%1.9%7.0%0.1%1.2%5.4%0.1%1.0%5.3%−74.7%−33.1%−23.0%14.6%−19.5%−2.9%−71.0%−46.1%−25.2%1
Cameroon1.0%5.0%13.0%0.7%4.0%11.4%0.6%3.1%9.6%−33.5%−20.0%−12.2%−18.9%−22.3%−16.2%−46.1%−37.8%−26.4%1
Chad0.6%4.0%12.5%0.8%4.4%12.3%0.8%4.4%12.1%40.7%10.1%−1.4%−7.0%−0.2%−1.7%30.9%9.9%−3.0%3
Ghana0.1%0.7%4.0%0.0%0.3%2.8%0.1%0.9%3.8%−91.7%−54.6%−30.4%678.1%187.4%33.7%−35.6%30.3%−7.0%1
Guinea0.7%3.5%9.5%0.4%2.4%7.6%0.4%3.1%9.8%−47.3%−30.7%−20.4%13.9%25.3%29.0%−40.0%−13.2%2.8%5
Kenya0.3%1.8%7.0%0.2%1.2%6.2%0.2%1.8%6.9%−15.9%−30.6%−11.1%11.9%43.0%11.0%−5.9%−0.7%−1.3%1
Malawi0.7%2.8%8.8%0.3%1.8%7.6%0.3%1.7%7.6%−61.1%−36.8%−13.3%−13.2%−4.0%0.0%−66.2%−39.3%−13.3%7
Mali0.2%2.4%8.4%0.5%3.4%10.8%0.8%3.7%10.4%135.7%42.3%28.7%63.4%10.4%−3.5%285.2%57.1%24.2%5
Mozambique0.5%3.1%10.0%0.8%3.4%10.5%0.4%2.2%8.3%49.4%11.9%5.0%−43.5%−35.4%−21.3%−15.6%−27.7%−17.4%1
Namibia0.1%0.9%4.1%0.1%0.9%4.3%0.1%0.8%3.9%41.0%−6.9%5.5%−31.0%−6.9%−8.4%−2.8%−13.3%−3.4%7
Niger1.0%5.2%14.2%0.5%4.0%11.6%0.5%3.4%10.3%−45.9%−24.2%−18.2%0.0%−14.6%−11.9%−45.9%−35.3%−28.0%1
Nigeria0.9%4.2%10.5%0.5%3.4%10.0%0.3%2.6%8.3%−36.3%−18.3%−5.1%−40.5%−25.7%−17.4%−62.1%−39.3%−21.7%1
Rwanda0.1%0.3%2.0%0.0%0.3%1.8%0.0%0.1%0.8%−62.3%7.7%−7.8%−72.4%−72.9%−57.7%−89.6%−70.9%−61.0%1
Senegal0.4%2.6%8.3%0.3%2.2%7.0%0.1%1.0%4.7%−29.9%−17.5%−15.8%−66.5%−52.3%−32.7%−76.5%−60.7%−43.4%1
Tanzania0.1%1.6%6.8%0.2%1.2%6.1%0.1%1.1%5.4%21.3%−22.3%−10.6%−56.7%−14.0%−11.0%−47.4%−33.2%−20.4%1
Uganda0.5%3.0%10.6%0.3%2.6%10.0%0.3%2.2%8.5%−39.5%−14.0%−6.0%0.4%−16.3%−15.3%−39.2%−28.0%−20.4%1
Zambia0.2%1.8%8.0%0.2%1.6%8.3%0.1%1.1%6.2%−8.1%−12.2%3.5%−33.1%−31.1%−25.3%−38.4%−39.5%−22.7%1
Zimbabwe0.2%1.2%5.6%0.1%1.0%5.9%0.0%0.7%4.4%−59.5%−16.1%5.4%−74.0%−28.6%−24.7%−89.5%−40.1%−20.7%1
Across-country variation within low-income and middle-income countries
Min0.0%0.3%2.0%0.0%0.3%1.8%0.0%0.1%0.8%−91.7%−63.5%−55.9%−100.0%−72.9%−57.7%−100.0%−84.0%−80.2%
Median0.3%1.9%7.5%0.2%1.5%6.5%0.1%1.3%6.3%−37.9%−17.9%−10.9%−10.1%−16.9%−15.7%−40.0%−30.6%−20.4%
Max1.0%5.3%15.2%0.8%5.2%16.3%0.8%4.4%12.5%284.4%98.9%29.1%678.1%187.4%33.7%303.0%119.4%33.6%
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 incomeFinland0.00%0.03%0.45%0.00%0.03%0.42%0.00%0.02%0.25%-0.00%−6.67%-−33.33%−40.48%-−33.33%−44.44%1