Table 1.
Sexual activity, marriage, and childbirth for adolescents under age 15 and 18 reported by population aged 20 ~ 24 in 16 developing countries 1,2,3
|
Region |
Under 15 |
Under 18 |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | FM | FB | M | F | FM | FB | |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa | ||||||||
| Ghana, 2008 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
27 |
41 |
25 |
16 |
| Mali, 2006 |
4 |
26 |
25 |
10 |
27 |
73 |
71 |
46 |
| Tanzania, 2010 |
6 |
15 |
7 |
3 |
40 |
58 |
37 |
28 |
| Zimbabwe, 2010-11 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
23 |
38 |
31 |
21 |
|
Middle East/North Africa | ||||||||
| Egypt, 2008 |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
17 |
7 |
| Jordan, 2009 |
- |
- |
1 |
0 |
- |
- |
10 |
4 |
| Morocco, 2003-04 |
- |
- |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
16 |
8 |
| Yemen, 1997 |
- |
- |
14 |
4 |
- |
- |
48 |
25 |
|
Asia/Central Asia | ||||||||
| Azerbaijan, 2006 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
| Bangladesh 2011 |
1 |
28 |
29 |
9 |
6 |
64 |
65 |
40 |
| Cambodia, 2010 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
18 |
7 |
| India, 2005-06 |
- |
13 |
13 |
3 |
- |
43 |
45 |
22 |
|
Latin America/Caribbean | ||||||||
| Brazil, 1996 |
33 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
75 |
43 |
24 |
16 |
| Dominican Republic, 2007 |
27 |
16 |
14 |
3 |
72 |
51 |
40 |
25 |
| Haiti, 2012 |
35 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
77 |
51 |
18 |
13 |
| Peru, 2012 | - | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 43 | 19 | 15 |
1Key: % of Males (M) and Females (F) 20–24 years old reporting they had intercourse by age group and % of Females who reported they were Married (FM) and/or gave Birth (FB) by age group.
2Source: The most recent DHS for each country, ICF International, 1996–2012.
3The symbol ‘-’ indicates no data available.