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

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 survey Percent change over time between surveys
Survey 1 Survey 2 Survey 3 S1–S2 S2–S3 S1–S3 Pattern
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 America Colombia 0.2% 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 Republic 0.4% 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
Haiti 0.2% 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
Peru 0.1% 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
MiddleEast Egypt 0.3% 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
Jordan 0.0% 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
Bangladesh 0.8% 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
Indonesia 0.3% 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
Nepal 0.1% 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
Pakistan 0.4% 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
Philippines 0.1% 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-SaharanAfrica Benin 0.1% 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
BurkinaFaso 0.3% 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
Cameroon 1.0% 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
Chad 0.6% 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
Ghana 0.1% 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
Guinea 0.7% 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
Kenya 0.3% 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
Malawi 0.7% 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
Mali 0.2% 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
Mozambique 0.5% 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
Namibia 0.1% 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
Niger 1.0% 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
Nigeria 0.9% 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
Rwanda 0.1% 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
Senegal 0.4% 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
Tanzania 0.1% 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
Uganda 0.5% 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
Zambia 0.2% 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
Zimbabwe 0.2% 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
Min 0.0% 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%
Median 0.3% 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%
Max 1.0% 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 income Finland 0.00% 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