Table 2 Prevalence of multiple high-risk fertility behaviours
Country | Year of survey | Birth less than 18 | Short birth interval | High parity | Age more than 34 years at birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Angola | 2015–16 | 4.6 | 18.4 | 49.2 | 24.3 |
2. Benin | 2017-18 | 1.8 | 11.6 | 47.7 | 25.9 |
3. Burundi | 2016–17 | 0.8 | 13.7 | 49.4 | 26.2 |
4. Cameroon | 2018 | 4.2 | 16.9 | 44.5 | 21.7 |
5. Ethiopia | 2016 | 2.2 | 15.5 | 50.4 | 24.9 |
6. Gambia | 2019–20 | 1.8 | 10.6 | 48.3 | 31.7 |
7. Liberia | 2019–20 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 47.0 | 27.2 |
8. Madagascar | 2021 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 35.2 | 21.8 |
9. Mali | 2018 | 4.1 | 16.3 | 51.5 | 26.0 |
10. Mauritania | 2019–21 | 3.3 | 16.0 | 48.8 | 33.8 |
11. Malawi | 2015–16 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 39.3 | 19.2 |
12. Nigeria | 2018 | 2.6 | 16.7 | 47.3 | 26.7 |
13. Rwanda | 2019–20 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 36.6 | 31.8 |
14. Sierra Leone | 2019 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 45.4 | 25.0 |
15. Chad | 2014–15 | 6.2 | 23.3 | 59.8 | 23.0 |
16. Tanzania | 2015–16 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 43.1 | 26.9 |
17. Uganda | 2016 | 3.1 | 17.8 | 49.2 | 23.0 |
18. South Africa | 2016 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 17.2 | 23.7 |
19. Zambia | 2018 | 3.3 | 10.7 | 46.1 | 22.7 |
20. Zimbabwe | 2015 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 31.5 | 20.6 |
All countries | 2015–2021 | 3.1 | 14.1 | 45.1 | 25.2 |