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Fertility Levels, by Region
Children per Woman
5.2
4.7
2.0
2.3
2.2
1.6
2.5
Africa Sub-
Saharan
Africa
Northern
America
Latin
America and
Caribbean
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
Asia Europe Oceania
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Contraceptive Prevalence Rates, by Region
Percent of Married Women
81
73
78
67
73
56
70
62
47
56
18
23
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Asia
(excluding
China)
Latin
America and
Caribbean
Northern
America
Modern methods Any method
Europe Oceania
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
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Ideal Number of Children Among Women and
Men in Kenya
Ideal Number of Children
5.1
6.0
4.0
4.3
4.0
4.4
3.1
3.4
3.1
3.4
3.0
3.4
Urban Rural Some Primary
Education
Secondary+
Education
Women Men
Poorest 20% Wealthiest 20%
Source: Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 2008-2009 .
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Births Attended by Skilled Personnel, by
Region
Percent
100 99
89
82
66
50
46 45
Africa Sub-
Saharan
Africa
Northern
America
Latin
America and
Caribbean
Asia
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
South
Central
Asia
Europe Oceania
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Births Attended by Skilled Personnel, by Wealth Quintile
Percent
Bangladesh
(2007)
Mali (2006)
7
13
9
17
9
Nigeria (2008)
Bolivia (2008)
Egypt (2008)
38
38
57
58
76
86
83
99
85
97
Lowest Wealth Quintile
Middle Wealth Quintile
Highest Wealth Quintile
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys, various years. Data show births in three years preceding survey.
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Prevalence of Early Marriage Around the
World
Source: UNICEF, www.childinfo.org/marriage_countrydata.php, and PRB analysis.
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Percent of Women Married by Age 18, Africa
Percent of Women Ages 20-24
42 42
41
34
17
6
Africa Northern Western
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
Eastern Middle Southern
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Women and HIV/AIDS, Selected Regions of
Sub-Saharan Africa
Percent of Adults Ages 15-49
22.8
13.6
8.0
5.3
3.3
2.2
Western Eastern
Women Men
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
Southern
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Literacy Gaps, Ages 15-24
Percent
86
91
70
80
87
93
98 97
World Africa
Female Male
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
Asia Latin America and
Caribbean
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Secondary School Enrollment, by Region
Percent
133
137
94
87
95 95
98 98
66
68
41
48
Africa Asia
(excluding
China)
Latin
America and
Caribbean
Northern
America
Female Male
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
Europe Oceania
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Secondary School Enrollment, Asia
Percent
71
81
71 71
66
68
54
60
80
76
Asia Western South Central
Female Male
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
Southeast East
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Women as Non-Farm Wage Earners
Percent
49
48
41
25
47
7
Africa Northern
America
Latin America and
Caribbean
Asia
(excluding
China)
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
Europe Oceania
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Household Decisions Made by Husbands
Alone
Percent
Colombia (2005)
Bangladesh (2004)
Senegal (2005)
Malawi (2004)
9
9
14
20
48
34
34
36
60
67
49
49
70
65
38
Visits to Family or Relatives Daily Household Purchases
Large Household Purchases Wife's Health Care
80
Source: PRB,
The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
.
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Women and Men Who Agree That Wife
Beating is Acceptable if a Wife Argues With
Her Husband
Percent
40
36
30
26
22
21
15
11
7
5
1
3
Dominican
Republic
(2007)
Indonesia
(2007)
Armenia
(2005)
Ghana (2008) India (2005-
2006)
Uganda
(2006)
Female Male
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys, various years.
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Women and Men Who Agree That Wife
Beating is Acceptable if a Wife Refuses Sex
With Her Husband
Percent
31
19
14
12
7
1
3
Dominican
Republic
(2007)
3
Indonesia
(2007)
4
5
Armenia
(2005)
Female Male
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys, various years.
7
Ghana (2008)
8
India (2005-
2006)
Uganda
(2006)
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Estimated and Projected Sex Ratios at Birth,
Selected Countries
Sex Ratio at Birth
1.25
1.20
1.15
1.10
1.05
1.00
2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
China Armenia Azerbaijan India
Source: UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision .
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