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Bangladesh
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CDR
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Ethiopia
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Namibia
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Rwanda
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Tanzania
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4. viewTotal Fertility Rate
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Ghana
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Zambia
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5. viewTotal Fertility Rate
6. viewUnmet Need

0	No Data
1	Less than 2%
2	2-5%

3	5-7%
4	7-10%
5	More than 10%

1	0 to 5
2	5 to 10
3	10 to 20
4	20 to 30

5	30 to 40
6	40+
7	No Data

Adolescent Birth Rate

What does it mean ?

This indicator represents the number of babies born to girls and women aged 15-19 each year. It can be understood as the expected number of girls that will become pregnant between the ages of 15-19 each year out of 1,000 girls in that age group.

Why does it matter ?

In countries where child marriage is common, it is also likely that a high adolescent fertility rate will result. The marriage of girls followed by multiple childbearing either in early or late teen years is a violation of human and reproductive rights, as well as a missed opportunity to improve levels of female literacy, education and the economic progress that is associated with female participation in the labour force.

How is it collected ?

A national survey was undertaken in each country from a representative sample of households where women and girls were asked how many children they have given birth to and when they occurred. Using data from girls aged 15-19, a fertility rate was calculated by adding the number of births within the year before the survey, and dividing by the number of girls in the survey aged 15-19.

World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Fertility/

Stillbirths in 2015

World Health Organization. 2020. Stillbirths https://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/epidemiology/stillbirth/en/ [Accessed 9 March 2020]

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