World Development Indicators:

People 2.14
Reproductive health

Totalfertilityrate Adolescent Unmetneed Contraceptive Pregnant Birthsattendedbyskilled Maternalmortalityratio Lifetimerisk

fertilityrate for prevalence women healthstaff ofmaternal
contraception rate receiving mortality
prenatalcare

Anymethod National Modeledestimates

estimates

birthsperwoman birthsper1,000 %ofmarried %ofmarried % %oftotal per100,000live per100,000livebirths Probability1

womenages womenages womenages births womanin:
1519 1549 1549

1990 2015 2015 20082016 20082016 20082016 1990 200815 20082016 1990 2015 2015

Afghanistan 7.5 4.7 71 25 23 59 .. 39 1,291 1,340 396 52

Albania 3.0 1.8 22 13 69 97 93 99 6 71 29 1,900
Algeria 4.7 2.8 10 7 57 93 77 97 .. 216 140 240
American
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Samoa
Andorra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Angola 7.2 6.0 162 .. 18 .. .. .. .. 1,160 477 32
Antiguaand
2.1 2.1 44 .. .. 100 .. 100 .. .. .. ..
Barbuda
Argentina 3.0 2.3 64 .. 77 98 96 97 32 72 52 790
Armenia 2.5 1.5 22 14 55 99 100 100 19 58 25 2,300
Aruba 2.2 1.6 21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Australia 1.9 1.8 14 .. .. 98 100 .. .. 8 6 8,700
Austria 1.5 1.5 7 .. 70 .. .. .. .. 8 4 18,200
Azerbaijan 2.7 2.0 61 .. 55 92 97 97 15 64 25 1,600
Bahamas,The 2.6 1.9 29 .. .. .. 99 98 40 46 80 660
Bahrain 3.7 2.0 13 .. .. .. .. 100 17 26 15 3,000
Bangladesh 4.5 2.1 83 12 62 64 .. 42 210 569 176 240
Barbados 1.7 1.8 39 20 59 .. .. 98 60 58 27 2,100
Belarus 1.9 1.7 18 7 63 100 100 100 0 33 4 13,800
Belgium 1.6 1.7 8 .. 70 .. .. .. .. 9 7 8,000
Belize 4.5 2.5 65 16 55 96 77 96 45 54 28 1,300
Benin 6.7 4.7 82 33 18 83 .. 77 350 576 405 51
Bermuda .. 1.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bhutan 5.6 2.0 20 12 66 98 .. 75 86 945 148 310
Bolivia 4.9 2.9 70 20 61 90 42 85 268 425 206 160
Bosniaand
1.8 1.3 8 9 46 87 97 100 9 28 11 6,800
Herzegovina
Botswana 4.7 2.8 31 .. 53 .. 77 .. 160 243 129 270
Brazil 2.8 1.8 67 .. .. 98 70 98 58 104 44 1,200
Brunei
3.5 1.9 21 .. .. 99 .. 100 .. 35 23 2,300
Darussalam
Bulgaria 1.8 1.5 37 .. .. .. 99 100 12 25 11 6,200
BurkinaFaso 7.0 5.4 107 33 17 95 .. 23 341 727 371 48
Burundi 7.5 5.9 28 32 22 99 .. 60 500 1,220 712 23
CaboVerde 5.3 2.3 73 .. .. .. .. .. 10 256 42 900
Cambodia 5.6 2.6 52 13 56 95 .. 89 170 1,020 161 210
Cameroon 6.4 4.6 102 18 34 83 64 65 782 728 596 35
Canada 1.8 1.6 9 .. .. .. .. 100 11 7 7 8,800
CaymanIslands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CentralAfrican
5.8 4.2 91 27 15 68 .. 54 .. 1,290 882 27
Republic
Chad 7.3 6.1 130 23 6 64 .. 24 860 1,450 856 18
ChannelIslands 1.5 1.5 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chile 2.5 1.7 48 .. .. .. .. 100 17 57 22 2,600
China 2.4 1.6 7 .. 88 96 94 100 23 97 27 2,400
HongKong
1.3 1.2 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
SAR,China
MacaoSAR,
1.7 1.3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
China
Colombia 3.0 1.9 49 8 79 97 81 99 71 118 64 800
Comoros 6.4 4.4 67 32 19 92 .. 82 172 635 335 66
Congo,Dem.
7.1 5.9 122 28 20 88 .. 80 850 879 693 24
Rep.
Congo,Rep. 5.3 4.8 116 18 45 93 .. 93 426 603 442 45
CostaRica 3.2 1.8 56 8 76 98 98 98 23 43 25 2,100
Coted'Ivoire 6.6 4.9 136 27 18 91 .. 59 614 745 645 32
Croatia 1.6 1.5 9 .. .. 100 100 100 5 10 8 7,900
Cuba 1.8 1.6 45 8 74 99 .. 99 35 58 39 1,800
Curacao .. 1.9 34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cyprus 2.4 1.4 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 7 9,400
CzechRepublic 1.9 1.5 10 4 86 .. 100 100 6 14 4 14,800
Denmark 1.7 1.7 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 6 9,500
Djibouti 6.1 3.1 21 .. 19 88 .. 87 380 517 229 140

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 World Development Indicators:
People 2.14
Reproductive health
Totalfertilityrate Adolescent Unmetneed Contraceptive Pregnant Birthsattendedbyskilled Maternalmortalityratio Lifetimerisk
fertilityrate for prevalence women healthstaff ofmaternal
contraception rate receiving mortality
prenatalcare

Anymethod National Modeledestimates

estimates

birthsperwoman birthsper1,000 %ofmarried %ofmarried % %oftotal per100,000live per100,000livebirths Probability1

womenages womenages womenages births womanin:
1519 1549 1549

1990 2015 2015 20082016 20082016 20082016 1990 200815 20082016 1990 2015 2015
Dominica 2.5 .. .. .. .. 100 .. 100 110 .. .. ..
Dominican
3.5 2.5 97 11 70 98 92 98 110 198 92 400
Republic
Ecuador 3.8 2.5 76 9 80 .. .. 94 46 185 64 580
Egypt,Arab
4.7 3.3 51 13 59 90 37 92 52 106 33 810
Rep.
ElSalvador 3.9 1.9 65 11 72 96 90 98 38 157 54 890
Equatorial
5.9 4.7 108 34 13 91 .. 68 310 1,310 342 61
Guinea
Eritrea 6.4 4.2 53 27 8 89 .. 34 490 1,590 501 43
Estonia 2.1 1.5 12 .. .. .. 99 .. 7 42 9 6,300
Ethiopia 7.2 4.3 57 24 34 41 .. 16 676 1,250 353 64
FaroeIslands 2.8 2.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fiji 3.4 2.5 45 .. 44 100 .. 100 59 63 30 1,200
Finland 1.8 1.7 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 3 21,700
France 1.8 2.0 9 .. 76 .. .. .. .. 15 8 6,100
French
3.4 2.0 36 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Polynesia
Gabon 5.4 3.8 98 27 31 95 .. 87 316 422 291 85
Gambia,The 6.1 5.7 112 25 9 86 44 64 433 1,030 706 24
Georgia 2.2 1.8 38 12 53 98 97 100 23 34 36 1,500
Germany 1.5 1.5 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 6 11,700
Ghana 5.6 4.1 66 30 27 91 40 74 .. 634 319 74
Greece 1.4 1.3 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 3 23,700
Greenland 2.4 2.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grenada 3.8 2.1 30 .. .. .. .. 99 60 41 27 1,500
Guam 3.0 2.4 48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guatemala 5.3 3.2 80 14 61 91 .. 63 140 205 88 330
Guinea 6.6 4.9 140 24 6 85 31 39 724 1,040 679 29
GuineaBissau 6.6 4.8 88 22 16 92 .. 45 900 907 549 38
Guyana 3.6 2.5 88 28 34 91 .. 92 86 171 229 170
Haiti 5.4 3.0 39 35 35 90 23 37 .. 625 359 90
Honduras 5.1 2.3 64 11 73 97 47 83 73 272 129 300
Hungary 1.9 1.4 18 .. .. .. 99 99 10 24 17 4,400
Iceland 2.3 1.9 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 3 14,600
India 4.0 2.4 23 21 55 75 .. 52 170 556 174 220
Indonesia 3.1 2.4 49 14 63 95 41 83 313 446 126 320
Iran,Islamic
4.8 1.7 26 6 77 97 .. 96 .. 123 25 2,000
Rep.
Iraq 5.9 4.5 85 8 53 78 54 91 35 107 50 420
Ireland 2.1 1.9 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 8 6,100
IsleofMan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Israel 2.8 3.1 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 5 6,200
Italy 1.3 1.4 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 4 19,700
Jamaica 2.9 2.0 59 10 73 98 92 99 81 79 89 520
Japan 1.5 1.5 4 .. .. .. 100 .. .. 14 5 13,400
Jordan 5.5 3.4 23 12 61 99 87 100 19 110 58 490
Kazakhstan 2.7 2.7 27 12 51 99 99 100 13 78 12 3,000
Kenya 6.0 4.3 90 16 58 95 50 62 362 687 510 42
Kiribati 4.7 3.7 16 28 22 88 .. 80 33 234 90 300
Korea,Dem.
2.3 2.0 1 15 71 100 .. 100 77 75 82 660
PeoplesRep.
Korea,Rep. 1.6 1.2 2 .. 80 .. 98 .. .. 21 11 7,200
Kosovo 3.9 2.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Kuwait 2.6 2.1 9 .. .. .. .. .. 2 7 4 10,300
Kyrgyz
3.6 3.2 39 18 42 98 99 98 49 80 76 390
Republic
LaoPDR 6.2 2.9 64 20 50 54 .. 42 360 905 197 150
Latvia 2.0 1.6 13 .. .. .. 100 .. 20 48 18 3,500
Lebanon 3.0 1.7 12 .. 54 .. .. .. .. 74 15 3,700
Lesotho 4.9 3.1 93 18 60 95 .. 78 1,024 629 487 61
Liberia 6.5 4.6 107 31 20 96 .. 61 1,100 1,500 725 28
Libya 5.0 2.4 6 .. .. .. .. 100 .. 39 9 4,200
Liechtenstein .. 1.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lithuania 2.0 1.6 10 .. .. .. 100 .. 10 29 10 6,300
Luxembourg 1.6 1.5 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 10 6,500

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 World Development Indicators:
People 2.14
Reproductive health
Totalfertilityrate Adolescent Unmetneed Contraceptive Pregnant Birthsattendedbyskilled Maternalmortalityratio Lifetimerisk
fertilityrate for prevalence women healthstaff ofmaternal
contraception rate receiving mortality
prenatalcare

Anymethod National Modeledestimates

estimates

birthsperwoman birthsper1,000 %ofmarried %ofmarried % %oftotal per100,000live per100,000livebirths Probability1

womenages womenages womenages births womanin:
1519 1549 1549

1990 2015 2015 20082016 20082016 20082016 1990 200815 20082016 1990 2015 2015

Macedonia,
2.2 1.5 17 17 40 99 89 98 4 14 8 8,500
FYR
Madagascar 6.3 4.4 115 19 40 87 57 44 480 778 353 60
Malawi 7.0 5.0 135 19 59 95 55 87 570 957 634 29
Malaysia 3.5 1.9 14 .. .. 98 93 99 25 79 40 1,200
Maldives 6.0 2.1 6 29 35 99 .. 99 .. 677 68 600
Mali 7.2 6.1 174 26 10 74 .. 59 368 1,010 587 27
Malta 2.0 1.4 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 9 8,300
Marshall
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 110 .. .. ..
Islands
Mauritania 6.0 4.5 78 31 11 84 40 65 630 859 602 36
Mauritius 2.3 1.4 28 13 .. .. 91 .. .. 81 53 1,300
Mexico 3.5 2.2 62 10 73 98 84 96 38 90 38 1,100
Micronesia,
5.0 3.2 14 .. 55 80 .. 100 160 183 100 310
Fed.Sts.
Moldova 2.4 1.2 22 10 60 99 100 99 30 51 23 3,200
Monaco .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mongolia 4.1 2.6 15 16 55 99 .. 99 51 186 44 800
Montenegro 2.1 1.7 12 22 23 92 .. 99 0 10 7 8,300
Morocco 4.1 2.5 31 11 67 77 31 74 110 317 121 320
Mozambique 6.2 5.3 137 24 12 91 .. 54 443 1,390 489 40
Myanmar 3.5 2.2 16 .. 46 83 46 71 .. 453 178 260
Namibia 5.2 3.5 76 18 56 97 68 88 358 338 265 100
Nepal 5.2 2.2 71 28 50 68 7 56 .. 901 258 150
Netherlands 1.6 1.7 4 .. 69 .. .. .. .. 12 7 8,700
NewCaledonia 3.2 2.2 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
NewZealand 2.2 2.0 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 11 4,500
Nicaragua 4.6 2.2 88 .. 80 95 .. 88 51 173 150 270
Niger 7.7 7.6 201 16 14 83 15 29 535 873 553 23
Nigeria 6.5 5.6 109 16 15 63 32 38 576 1,350 814 22
Northern
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
MarianaIslands
Norway 1.9 1.8 6 .. .. .. 100 .. .. 7 5 11,500
Oman 7.2 2.7 8 56 30 99 .. 99 12 30 17 1,900
Pakistan 6.0 3.6 38 20 35 73 17 52 .. 431 178 140
Palau 2.8 2.2 .. .. 22 90 99 100 0 .. .. ..
Panama 3.1 2.4 74 16 63 93 86 91 81 102 94 420
PapuaNew
4.8 3.7 54 .. .. .. .. .. .. 470 215 120
Guinea
Paraguay 4.5 2.5 57 5 79 96 66 96 96 150 132 270
Peru 3.8 2.4 48 9 75 97 80 90 157 251 68 570
Philippines 4.3 2.9 63 18 55 95 .. 73 220 152 114 280
Poland 2.1 1.3 13 .. .. .. 100 .. 2 17 3 22,100
Portugal 1.6 1.2 9 .. .. .. 98 .. .. 17 10 8,200
PuertoRico 2.2 1.4 41 .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 14 4,300
Qatar 4.0 2.0 10 12 38 91 .. 100 13 29 13 3,500
Romania 1.8 1.5 34 .. .. .. 100 99 11 124 31 2,300
Russian
1.9 1.8 23 8 68 .. 99 100 12 63 25 2,300
Federation
Rwanda 7.3 3.8 26 19 53 99 26 91 253 1,300 290 85
Samoa 5.1 4.0 24 35 27 93 76 83 .. 156 51 500
SanMarino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
SaoTomeand
5.8 4.5 83 34 41 98 .. 93 74 330 156 140
Principe
SaudiArabia 5.9 2.7 8 .. .. 97 .. 97 14 46 12 3,100
Senegal 6.6 5.0 77 23 22 96 .. 59 430 540 315 61
Serbia 1.8 1.5 19 15 58 98 .. 98 14 14 17 3,900
Seychelles 2.7 2.3 57 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
SierraLeone 6.7 4.5 117 25 17 97 .. 60 1,200 2,630 1,360 17
Singapore 1.8 1.2 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 10 8,200
SintMaarten
2.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(Dutchpart)
SlovakRepublic 2.1 1.4 20 .. .. .. 100 99 4 11 6 12,100
Slovenia 1.5 1.6 4 .. .. .. 100 100 5 12 9 7,000
Solomon
5.9 3.9 47 .. .. .. .. .. 150 364 114 220
Islands

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Reproductive health
Totalfertilityrate Adolescent Unmetneed Contraceptive Pregnant Birthsattendedbyskilled Maternalmortalityratio Lifetimerisk
fertilityrate for prevalence women healthstaff ofmaternal
contraception rate receiving mortality
prenatalcare

Anymethod National Modeledestimates

estimates

birthsperwoman birthsper1,000 %ofmarried %ofmarried % %oftotal per100,000live per100,000livebirths Probability1

womenages womenages womenages births womanin:
1519 1549 1549

1990 2015 2015 20082016 20082016 20082016 1990 200815 20082016 1990 2015 2015
Somalia 7.4 6.4 103 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,210 732 22
SouthAfrica 3.7 2.3 44 .. .. 97 .. 94 200 108 138 300
SouthSudan 6.8 4.9 63 26 4 62 .. 19 .. 1,730 789 26
Spain 1.4 1.3 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 5 14,700
SriLanka 2.5 2.1 14 .. .. .. .. .. 31 75 30 1,600
St.Kittsand
2.6 .. .. .. 54 .. .. 100 310 .. .. ..
Nevis
St.Lucia 3.4 1.9 53 17 56 97 .. 99 .. 45 48 1,100
St.Martin
2.1 1.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(Frenchpart)
St.Vincentand
3.0 2.0 50 .. .. 100 .. 99 54 58 45 1,100
theGrenadines
Sudan 6.2 4.3 72 27 12 79 69 23 220 744 311 72
Suriname 3.3 2.3 46 17 48 91 .. 91 83 127 155 270
Swaziland 5.7 3.2 67 15 66 99 .. 88 .. 635 389 76
Sweden 2.1 1.9 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 4 12,900
Switzerland 1.6 1.5 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 5 12,400
SyrianArab
5.3 2.9 39 16 54 88 .. 96 .. 123 68 440
Republic
Tajikistan 5.2 3.5 38 23 28 79 90 86 33 107 32 790
Tanzania 6.2 5.1 118 22 38 98 52 61 530 997 398 45
Thailand 2.1 1.5 45 7 79 98 .. 100 .. 40 20 3,600
TimorLeste 5.3 5.6 45 32 22 84 .. 30 557 1,080 215 82
Togo 6.3 4.5 92 34 20 73 46 45 401 568 368 58
Tonga 4.6 3.7 15 25 34 99 92 98 36 75 124 230
Trinidadand
2.5 1.8 31 .. .. .. .. 100 .. 90 63 860
Tobago
Tunisia 3.5 2.1 7 7 63 98 69 99 .. 131 62 710
Turkey 3.1 2.1 27 6 74 97 .. 97 .. 97 16 3,000
Turkmenistan 4.3 2.3 16 .. .. .. .. .. 7 82 42 940
Turksand
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
CaicosIslands
Tuvalu .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 .. 0 .. .. ..
Uganda 7.1 5.7 109 32 27 95 38 58 432 687 343 47
Ukraine 1.8 1.5 23 5 65 99 100 99 13 46 24 2,600
UnitedArab
4.4 1.8 30 .. .. .. .. 100 .. 17 6 7,900
Emirates
UnitedKingdom 1.8 1.8 14 .. 84 .. .. .. .. 10 9 5,800
UnitedStates 2.1 1.8 21 8 76 .. 99 99 28 12 14 3,800
Uruguay 2.5 2.0 56 .. .. 97 .. 98 10 37 15 3,300
Uzbekistan 4.1 2.5 18 .. .. .. .. .. 20 54 36 1,000
Vanuatu 4.9 3.3 43 24 49 76 .. 89 .. 225 78 360
Venezuela,RB 3.4 2.3 79 .. .. .. .. 96 72 94 95 420
Vietnam 3.6 2.0 39 6 76 96 .. 94 67 139 54 870
VirginIslands
3.0 1.7 43 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
(U.S.)
WestBankand
6.7 4.1 58 11 57 99 .. 100 .. 118 45 490
Gaza
Yemen,Rep. 8.6 4.0 61 29 34 60 34 45 150 547 385 60
Zambia 6.5 5.3 88 21 49 96 50 64 398 577 224 79
Zimbabwe 5.2 3.9 109 10 67 93 70 80 651 440 443 52
World 3.3 2.4 44 .. 63 84 .. 70 .. 385 216 180
EastAsia&
2.6 1.8 22 .. 80 95 85 93 .. 159 59 930
Pacific
Europe&
2.0 1.8 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 16 3,400
CentralAsia
LatinAmerica&
3.2 2.1 64 .. .. 97 76 93 .. 135 67 670
Caribbean
MiddleEast&
4.9 2.8 38 11 61 87 .. 89 .. 166 81 400
NorthAfrica
NorthAmerica 2.1 1.8 20 8 76 .. 99 99 .. 11 13 4,100
SouthAsia 4.3 2.5 33 20 53 73 .. 51 .. 558 182 200
SubSaharan
6.4 4.9 100 23 26 79 .. 51 .. 987 547 36
Africa
Lowincome 6.4 4.8 96 25 31 80 .. 52 .. 1,010 496 40
Lowermiddle
4.3 2.8 45 18 52 79 .. 59 .. 533 251 130
income

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 World Development Indicators:
People 2.14
Reproductive health
Totalfertilityrate Adolescent Unmetneed Contraceptive Pregnant Birthsattendedbyskilled Maternalmortalityratio Lifetimerisk
fertilityrate for prevalence women healthstaff ofmaternal
contraception rate receiving mortality
prenatalcare

Anymethod National Modeledestimates

estimates

birthsperwoman birthsper1,000 %ofmarried %ofmarried % %oftotal per100,000live per100,000livebirths Probability1

womenages womenages womenages births womanin:
1519 1549 1549

1990 2015 2015 20082016 20082016 20082016 1990 200815 20082016 1990 2015 2015
Uppermiddle
2.7 1.8 32 .. 81 96 90 98 .. 114 54 970
income
Highincome 1.8 1.7 13 .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 10 6,000

MostRecentValue(MRV)ifdataforthespecifiedyearorfullperiodarenotavailableorgrowthrateiscalculatedforlessthanthefull
period.

AbouttheData

Fertilityrate,total(birthsperwoman)

Longdefinition
Totalfertilityraterepresentsthenumberofchildrenthatwouldbeborntoawomanifsheweretolivetotheendofherchildbearingyearsandbearchildreninaccordancewithage
specificfertilityratesofthespecifiedyear.

Source
(1)UnitedNationsPopulationDivision.WorldPopulationProspects,(2)Censusreportsandotherstatisticalpublicationsfromnationalstatisticaloffices,(3)Eurostat:Demographic
Statistics,(4)UnitedNationsStatisticalDivision.PopulationandVitalStatisticsReprot(variousyears),(5)U.S.CensusBureau:InternationalDatabase,and(6)Secretariatofthe
PacificCommunity:StatisticsandDemographyProgramme.

Generalcomments
Relevancetogenderindicator:itcanindicatethestatusofwomenwithinhouseholdsandawomansdecisionaboutthenumberandspacingofchildren.

Adolescentfertilityrate(birthsper1,000womenages1519)

Longdefinition
Adolescentfertilityrateisthenumberofbirthsper1,000womenages1519.

Source
UnitedNationsPopulationDivision,WorldPopulationProspects.

Unmetneedforcontraception(%ofmarriedwomenages1549)

Longdefinition
Unmetneedforcontraceptionisthepercentageoffertile,marriedwomenofreproductiveagewhodonotwanttobecomepregnantandarenotusingcontraception.

Source
Householdsurveys,includingDemographicandHealthSurveysandMultipleIndicatorClusterSurveys.LargelycompiledbyUnitedNationsPopulationDivision.

Generalcomments
Unmetneedforcontraceptionmeasuresthecapacitywomenhaveinachievingtheirdesiredfamilysizeandbirthspacing.Manycouplesindevelopingcountrieswanttolimitor
postponechildbearingbutarenotusingeffectivecontraception.Thesecoupleshaveanunmetneedforcontraception.Commonreasonsarelackofknowledgeaboutcontraceptive
methodsandconcernsaboutpossiblesideeffects.

Contraceptiveprevalence,anymethods(%ofwomenages1549)

Longdefinition
Contraceptiveprevalencerateisthepercentageofwomenwhoarepracticing,orwhosesexualpartnersarepracticing,anyformofcontraception.Itisusuallymeasuredforwomen
ages1549whoaremarriedorinunion.

Source
UNICEF'sStateoftheWorld'sChildrenandChildinfo,UnitedNationsPopulationDivision'sWorldContraceptiveUse,householdsurveysincludingDemographicandHealthSurveys
andMultipleIndicatorClusterSurveys.

Generalcomments
Contraceptiveprevalenceamongstwomenofreproductiveageisanindicatorofwomen'sempowermentandisrelatedtomaternalhealth,HIV/AIDS,andgenderequality.

Pregnantwomenreceivingprenatalcare(%)

Longdefinition
Pregnantwomenreceivingprenatalcarearethepercentageofwomenattendedatleastonceduringpregnancybyskilledhealthpersonnelforreasonsrelatedtopregnancy.

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Source
UNICEF,StateoftheWorld'sChildren,Childinfo,andDemographicandHealthSurveys.

Generalcomments
Goodprenatalandpostnatalcareimprovematernalhealthandreducematernalandinfantmortality.

Birthsattendedbyskilledhealthstaff(%oftotal)

Longdefinition
Birthsattendedbyskilledhealthstaffarethepercentageofdeliveriesattendedbypersonneltrainedtogivethenecessarysupervision,care,andadvicetowomenduring
pregnancy,labor,andthepostpartumperiodtoconductdeliveriesontheirownandtocarefornewborns.

Source
UNICEF,StateoftheWorld'sChildren,Childinfo,andDemographicandHealthSurveys.

Generalcomments
Assistancebytrainedprofessionalsduringbirthreducestheincidenceofmaternaldeathsduringchildbirth.Theshareofbirthsattendedbyskilledhealthstaffisanindicatorofa
healthsystemsabilitytoprovideadequatecareforpregnantwomen.

Maternalmortalityratio(nationalestimate,per100,000livebirths)

Longdefinition
Maternalmortalityratioisthenumberofwomenwhodiefrompregnancyrelatedcauseswhilepregnantorwithin42daysofpregnancyterminationper100,000livebirths.

Source
UNICEF,StateoftheWorld'sChildren,Childinfo,andDemographicandHealthSurveys.

Maternalmortalityratio(modeledestimate,per100,000livebirths)

Longdefinition
Maternalmortalityratioisthenumberofwomenwhodiefrompregnancyrelatedcauseswhilepregnantorwithin42daysofpregnancyterminationper100,000livebirths.Thedata
areestimatedwitharegressionmodelusinginformationontheproportionofmaternaldeathsamongnonAIDSdeathsinwomenages1549,fertility,birthattendants,andGDP.

Source
WHO,UNICEF,UNFPA,WorldBankGroup,andtheUnitedNationsPopulationDivision.TrendsinMaternalMortality:1990to2015.Geneva,WorldHealthOrganization,2015

Generalcomments
ThisindicatorrepresentstheriskassociatedwitheachpregnancyandisalsoaSustainableDevelopmentGoalIndicatorformonitoringmaternalhealth.

Lifetimeriskofmaternaldeath(1in:ratevariesbycountry)

Longdefinition
Lifetimeriskofmaternaldeathistheprobabilitythata15yearoldfemalewilldieeventuallyfromamaternalcauseassumingthatcurrentlevelsoffertilityandmortality(including
maternalmortality)donotchangeinthefuture,takingintoaccountcompetingcausesofdeath.

Source
WHO,UNICEF,UNFPA,WorldBankGroup,andtheUnitedNationsPopulationDivision.TrendsinMaternalMortality:1990to2015.Geneva,WorldHealthOrganization,2015

Pleaseseetheonlinetableathttp://wdi.worldbank.org/table/2.14forobservationlevelmetadata,whichcanbedownloadedinExcel.

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