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. 2018 May 22;5:180090. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2018.90

Table 3. Fertility data sources for all African, Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Country ISO Type Measure Source Year Number of Units
ASFR= Age Specific Fertility Rate, DHS=Demographic and Health Survey, MICS=Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, UNPD=United Nations Population Division.            
Aruba ABW Census ASFR National institution22 2000 1
Angola AGO Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2011 8
Anguilla AIA Vital registration ASFR UNPD 200824 2006 1
Argentina ARG Vital registration Birth count National institution25 2012 24
Antigua and Barbuda ATG National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Burundi BDI Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 9
Benin BEN Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 23
Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba BES Vital registration Crude birth rate National institution26 2015 3
Burkina Faso BFA Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2014 26
Bahamas BHS Vital registration Birth count National institution27 2013 18
Saint Barthelemy BLM Vital registration Crude birth rate National institution28 2013 1
Belize BLZ National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Bolivia BOL Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2008 18
Brazil BRA Vital registration Birth count National institution29 2015 5570
Barbados BRB National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Botswana BWA Vital registration Birth count National institution30 2014 15
Central African Republic CAF Survey sample ASFR DHS23 1994 11
Chile CHL Vital registration ASFR National institution31 2013 15
Cote D'ivoire CIV Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 21
Cameroon CMR Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2011 22
Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The COD Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2013 51
Congo COG Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2011 15
Colombia COL Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2010 64
Comoros COM Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 6
Cape Verde CPV National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Costa Rica CRI Vital registration Birth count National institution32 2015 7
Cuba CUB Sample survey ASFR MICS33 2014 16
Curacao CUW Vital registration Birth count National institution34 2013 1
Cayman Islands CYM Vital registration Birth count National institution35 2015 1
Djibouti DJI National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Dominica DMA Vital registration ASFR UNPD 200824 2003 1
Dominican Republic DOM Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2013 18
Algeria DZA Survey sample ASFR MICS33 2012–13 14
Ecuador ECU Vital registration ASFR National institution36 2012 224
Egypt EGY Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2014 51
Eritrea ERI Survey sample ASFR National institution37 2010 6
Western Sahara ESH Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2003–04 4
Ethiopia ETH Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2011 21
Falkland Islands FLK Vital registration Crude birth rate National institution38 2008 1
Gabon GAB Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 19
Ghana GHA Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2014 20
Guinea GIN Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 15
Guadeloupe GLP National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Gambia GMB Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2013 14
Guinea-Bissau GNB Survey sample ASFR MICS33 2014 17
Equatorial Guinea GNQ National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Grenada GRD Vital registration ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Guatemala GTM Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2014–15 45
French Guiana GUF National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Guyana GUY Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2009 14
Honduras HND Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2011 38
Haiti HTI Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 21
Jamaica JAM Vital registration Birth count National institution39 2013 14
Kenya KEN Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2015 10
Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA Census ASFR UNPD 200824 2001 1
Liberia LBR Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2013 30
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya LBY National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Saint Lucia LCA National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Lesotho LSO Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2014 20
Saint Martin MAF National estimate Crude birth rate World Bank40 2014 1
Morocco MAR Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2003–04 17
Madagascar MDG Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2008 42
Mexico MEX Vital registration Birth count National institution41 2015 32
Mali MLI Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2015 17
Mozambique MOZ Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2011 21
Mauritania MRT Survey sample ASFR MICS33 2011 23
Montserrat MSR Vital registration ASFR UNPD 200824 2004 1
Martinique MTQ National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Mauritius MUS National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Malawi MWI Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2015–16 54
Mayotte MYT National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Namibia NAM Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2013 26
Niger NER Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 15
Nigeria NGA Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2015 72
Nicaragua NIC Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2001 34
Panama PAN Vital registration Birth count National institution42 2012 12
Peru PER Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 48
Puerto Rico PRI Vital registration Birth count National institution43 2009–10 78
Paraguay PRY Vital registration Birth count National institution44 2014 18
Reunion REU National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Rwanda RWA Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2014–15 60
Sudan SDN Survey sample ASFR MICS33 2014 36
Senegal SEN Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2014 28
Saint Helena SHN Vital registration Crude birth rate National institution45 2013 1
Sierra Leone SLE Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2013 27
El Salvador SLV Survey sample ASFR MICS33 2014 28
Somalia SOM National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
South Sudan SSD Survey sample ASFR MICS33 2010 20
Sao Tome and Principe STP Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2008 8
Suriname SUR National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Swaziland SWZ Survey sample ASFR MICS33 2014 16
Sint Maarten SXM National estimate Crude birth rate World Bank40 2013 1
Seychelles SYC National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Turks and Caicos Islands TCA Vital registration ASFR UNPD 200824 2005 1
Chad TCD Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2014 41
Togo TGO Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2013 11
Trinidad and Tobago TTO National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
Tunisia TUN Survey sample ASFR MICS33 2011–12 18
Tanzania, United Republic Of TZA Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2012 59
Uganda UGA Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2014 19
Uruguay URY Vital registration Birth count National institution46 2015 19
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines VCT Vital registration Birth count National institution47 2013 5
Venezuela VEN Vital registration Birth count National institution48 2012 335
British Virgin Islands VGB Vital registration ASFR UNPD 200824 2004 1
Virgin Islands, U.S. VIR National estimate ASFR UNPD 201518 2010–15 1
South Africa ZAF Vital registration Birth count National institution49 2015 9
Zambia ZMB Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2013 20
Zimbabwe ZWE Survey sample ASFR DHS23 2010 19