Tables (cont.)

Table 1. Young Adults in the World Population
Table 2. Age at First Sexual Intercourse and Age at First Birth
Table 3. Premarital Sexual Experience
Table 4. Premarital Sexual Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean
Table 5. Median Age at Marriage and Level of Women's Education
Table 6. Unintended Pregnancies and Births
Table 7. Fertility Rates and Contraceptive Use
Table 8. Unmet Need Among Never-Married women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Table 9. Types of Reproductive Health Programs for Young Adults
Table 10. Youth Program Evaluations, Selected Studies with Emphasis on Developing Countries


Table 5. Median Age at Marriage and Level of Women's Education
Median Age at First Marriage and Percentage Married Before Age 20 Among Women Ages 20-24 and 45-49 When Surveyed; Women's Levels of Schooling by Age at Marriage; and Legal Age of Marriage
  Median Age at First Marriage % of Women Married by Age 20 % of Women Ages 20–24 with 7 Years or More of Schooling if Married... Minimum Legal Age of Marriage
Region, Country
& Year of Survey		 20–24 45–49 20–24 45–49 Before
Age 20		 At Age 20
or Older		 F M
AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN
Botswana 1988 24.9a 25.1 19 27 55 71 21 21
Burkina Faso 1992-93 17.3 17.7 86 88 NA NA 18 21
Burundi 1987 19.5a 19.7 44 54 1 41 18 21
Cameroon 1991 17.3 16.0 73 86 27 77 21 21
Ghana 1993 19.0 19.0 60 60 47 67 varies varies
Kenya 1993 19.5a 18.1 46 69 54 84 18 18
Liberia 1986 18.2 16.6 64 69 20 49 18 21
Madagascar 1992 19.5 17.1 54 71 NA NA 18 18
Malawi 1992 17.7 18.4 77 66 NA NA NA NA
Mali 1987 15.9 15.8 93 90 6 19 15c 18
Namibia 1992 24.9b 23.3 20 23 35 65 NA NA
Niger 1992 15.1 15.1 90 93 1 17 16 18
Nigeria 1990 17.8 17.3 68 72 15 64 varies varies
Rwanda 1992 20.9a 18.7 35 64 NA NA 21 21
Senegal 1992-93 18.3 15.8 60 83 5 27 16 20
Sudan 1989-90 20.5a 16.3 37 77 19d 59d NA NA
Tanzania 1991-92 19.0 17.2 61 76 65 80 16 18
Togo 1988 18.6 18.7 63 66 8 34 NA NA
Uganda 1988-89 17.8 16.7 73 81 20 43 19 21
Zambia 1992 18.6 16.6 64 79 44 83 21 21
Zimbabwe 1988-89 19.7 18.6 53 63 50 8618 18
ASIA & PACIFIC
Bangladesh 1993-94 15.3 13.6 82 96 NA NA 18 20
India 1992-93 17.4 15.5e 71 87 NA NA 18 21
Indonesia 1991 19.8 16.9 51 76 18d 58d 16 19
Pakistan 1990-91 18.9a 18.8 49 57 8d 25d 16 21
Philippines 1993 21.8a 21.1 29 40 61 84 18 20
Sri Lanka 1987 23.2a 20.0 28 50 45d 68d 21 21
Thailand 1987 21.0a 19.5 37 55 14d 32d 17 17
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Bolivia 1993-94 20.6a 21.2 43 41 39 63 14 16
Brazil 1991 20.6a 20.2 38 49 27 58 21 21
Colombia 1990 21.5a 20.0 37 49 39 66 18 18
Domincan Republic 1991 19.8a 17.7 47 69 56 88 18 18
Ecuador 1987 19.8a 20.5 44 46 41 73 18 18
El Salvador 1985 19.1 19.1 59 58 19 56 21 21
Guatemala 1987 18.9 19.1f 60 56f 9 34 18 18
Mexico 1987 20.2a 19.1 44 58 32 72 18 18
Nicaragua 1992-93 18.6 18.2 63 67 NA NA 18 18
Paraguay 1990 20.8a 21.0 41 42 27 56 12 14
Peru 1991-92 21.8a 20.7 31 44 5388 18 18
Trinidad & Tobago 1987 19.7 18.8 53 62 78 85 12-14 16-18
NEAR EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Egypt 1992 19.9a 18.3 41 64 25d 60d 16 18
Jordan 1990 21.2a 18.9 30 63 79d 88d 18 18
Morocco 1992 22.3a 17.6 31 74 9 31 g 21
Tunisia 1988 22.9a 19.9 21 51 10d 22d 17 20
Turkey 1993 20.0a 18.3 41 68 NA NA 15 17
Yemen 1991-92 18.1 15.7 63 79 6d 21d 16 18
a

b

c
d
e
f
g		 Median is for women ages 25-29; median for 20-24 was not calculated since less than 50% had married.
Median is for women ages 30-34 because median for younger groups was not calculated since less than 50% had married.
The minimum age for women is reported to have been raised to 18 years.
In these countries the measure excludes single (never-married) women.
Women ages 40-49.
Women ages 40-44.
Parental consent required for all ages.
NA = Not available
Sources: Demographic and Health Surveys except India: International Institute for the Population Science 1995 (583) and Nicaragua: Stupp et al. 1993 (466); minimum legal age at marriage from United Nations 1989, 1991 (490, 491) and Alan Guttmacher Institute 1995 (18)
NOTE: In survey reports "marriage" is defined to include consensual unions—couples living together—as well as formally recognized unions, either civil or religious.

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Table 6. Unintended Pregnancies and Births
Among Women Less than Age 20, Selected Demographic and Helath Surveys, 1990-1994
  % of Current Pregnancies % of Last Births
Region, Country
& Year of Survey		 Mistimed Not Wanted Total Mistimed Not Wanted Total
AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN
Ghana 1994 36 11 46 58 11 69
Kenya 1993 39 11 50 52 6 59
Madagascar 1992 15 8 23 13 12 25
Malawi 1992 17 17 35 30 13 43
Namibia 1992 27 28 55 36 20 56
Nigeria 1990 11 3 14 9 1 10
Rwanda 1992 11 18 29 9 41 50
Tanzania 1991-92 13 12 26 12 13 25
Zambia 1992 19 17 36 33 6 39
ASIA & PACIFIC
Bangladesh 1994* 31 0 31 23 0 23
Indonesia 1991* 15 0 15 9 1 10
Pakistan 1991-92* 34 0 34 3 1 4
Philippines 1993 28 4 32 38 4 32
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Bolivia 1994 31 21 52 22 13 35
Brazil (Northeast) 1994* 37 21 58 29 7 35
Colombia 1990 32 15 47 28 3 30
Domincan Republic 1991 39 8 47 32 8 39
Paraguay 1990 19 3 22 16 4 20
Peru 1991-92 32 2355 45 12 57
NEAR EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Egypt 1992* 21 3 24 7 3 9
Jordan 1990* 21 3 24 13 6 19
Morocco 1992* 9 0 9 13 2 15
Turkey 1992* 17 3 20 19 2 21
* For ever-married women only

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Table 7.
Fertility Rates and Contraceptive Use
Fertility Rates Among All Women and Ever-Use of Modern Contraception Among Married Women Ages 15-19 and 20-24
Region, Country
& Year of Survey		 Births per
1,000 Women		 % Who Ever Used Modern Method
15–19 20–24 15–19 20–24
AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN
Botswana 1988 125 212 34 57
Burkina Faso 1992-93 154 296 8 10
Burundi 1987 52 271 4 2
Cameroon 1991 174a 283a 12 15
Ghana 1993 119231 21 28
Kenya 1993 118a 266a 14 35
Liberia 1986 184 285 6 17
Madagascar 1992 156a 270a 3 7
Malawi 1992 159a 285a 12 18
Mali 1987 201 291 4 4
Namibia 1992 101 197 33 53
Niger 1992 219 325 1 5
Nigeria 1990 144a 267a 2 7
Rwanda 1992 56a 232a 9 13
Senegal 1992-93 132a 257a 1 7
Sudan 1989-90 69 183 5 14
Tanzania 1991-92 139a 281a 4 15
Togo 1988 127 273 9 10
Uganda 1988-89 187 325 5 5
Zambia 1992 152 281 15 25
Zimbabwe 1988-89 109 255 42 67
ASIA & PACIFIC
Bangladesh 1993-94 159a 216a 35 57
India 1992-93 131b 243b 12 32
Indonesia 1991 70a 166a 38 65
Pakistan 1990-91 84c 230c 2 10
Philippines 1993 52 190 16 31
Sri Lanka 1987 38 147 16 37
Thailand 1987 52 132 62 78
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Bolivia 1993-94 96 237 17 25
Brazil (Northeast) 1991 85 192 58 74
Colombia 1990 70 158 58 73
Dominican Republic 1991 91 205 45 71
Ecuador 1987 91 216 24 46
El Salvador 1985 137 242 32 50
Guatemala 1987 139 275 7 22
Mexico 1987 86b 214b 38 61
Nicaragua 1992-93 158 251 14 49
Paraguay 1990 98 207 39 56
Peru 1991-92 68 182 23 46
Trinidad & Tobago 1987 84 181 58 76
NEAR EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Egypt 1992 69 224 19 43
Jordan 1990 52 230 9 30
Morocco 1992 43a 141a 40 58
Tunisia 1988 30 167 13 44
Turkey 1993 57 174 17 47
Yemen 1991-92 104a 286a 3 9
NOTE: Except where noted fertility rates are for 5 years preceding the survey.
a
b
c		 Rate for 4 years preceding the survey.
Rate for 3 years preceding the survey.
Rate for 6 years preceding the survey.
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys except India: International Institute for Population Sciences 1995 (583) and Nicaragua: Stupp et al. 1993 (466)

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Table 8. Unmet Need Among Never-Married Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Contraceptive Use, Unmet Need, and Potential Demand for Contraception Among Never-Married Women Ages 15-19, Demographic and Health Surveys, 1986-1993
Country &
Year of Survey		 Current
Use
(%)		 Unmet
Need
(%)1		 Potential
Demand for
Contraception2		 % of Potential
Demand Satisfied3		 Expanded
Unmet Need
(%)4
Botswana 1988 15 21 37 42 34
Burkina Faso 1992-93 4 6 9 39 9
Burundi 1987 * 1 1 29 1
Cameroon 1991 27 8 35 78 13
Ghana 1993 11 12 23 49 25
Kenya 1993 5 9 14 35 19
Liberia 1986 7 13 20 36 23
Madagascar 1992 6 12 18 32 17
Mali 1987 1 2 3 33 2
Namibia 1992 10 13 23 43 18
Niger 1992 1 2 3 45 3
Nigeria 1990 9 8 17 53 11
Rwanda 1992 1 2 2 29 3
Senegal 1992-93 1 3 5 30 5
Tanzania 1991-92 3 12 14 20 17
Toga 1988 23 9 32 73 19
Uganda 1988-89 3 8 11 28 20
Zambia 1992 2 14 16 10 25
Zimbabwe 1988-89 3 3 7 52 8
*
1


2
3
4		 Less than one
Among never-married fecund women, those who had sex within the last month but are not using contraception and those who are pregnant or amenorrheic whose pregnancy was unintended are defined as having an unmet need.
Potential demand = current use + unmet need + currently pregnant following contraceptive failure.
% of potential demand satisfied = current use/potential demand
Expanded to include never-married fecund women who had ever had sex in addition to women defined in footnote 1.
Source: Westoff & Bankole 1995 (Westoff & Bankole U95)

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