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. 2018 Nov 21;3(6):e001059. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001059

Table 1.

Summary of definitions and data requirements for the proposed new indicators

Indicator Numerator Denominator Age disaggregation Data requirements
for a specified time period (eg, 2000–2004) or for a time period before a certain date (eg, 5 years before a certain date)
1. Percentage of all live births to adolescents Number of all live births in a specified time period born to adolescent girls and young women within a specific age range Number of all live births in the same time period born to girls and women of all ages Cumulative thresholds:
<16, <18, <20
Exact ages:
Min—15.99 (same as <16),
16–16.99,
17–17.99,
18–18.99,
19–19.99

  1. Aggregate data: numbers of live births, by exact ages of women at the time of birth.

  2. Raw data (birth based or woman based):

    1. Month/year of each live birth AND

    2. Month/year of woman’s birth OR exact age of woman at time of each live birth.
2. Percentage of all first-order live births to adolescents Number of all first-order live births in a specified time period born to adolescent girls and young women within a specific age range Number of all first-order live births in the same time period born to girls and women of all ages

  1. Aggregate data: numbers of live births, by exact ages of women at the time of birth for each birth-order.

  2. Raw data (birth based or woman based):

    1. Month/year of each live birth AND

    2. Birth order of each live birth AND

    3. Month/year of woman’s birth OR exact age of woman at time of each live birth.
3. Percentage of all second-order and higher-order live births to adolescents Number of all higher-order live births in a specified time period born to adolescent girls and young women Number of all higher-order live births in a specified time period to girls and women of all ages within a specific age range