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Indicators on child-bearing

Last update: June 2011
 
Afghanistan
2010-2015
99.6
5.97
2008
1400
 +
Albania
2010-2015
14.9
1.53
2008
31
 +
Algeria
2010-2015
6.1
2.14
2008
120
 +
American Samoa
2000
 a
54
4.0
...
...
Angola
2010-2015
148.1
5.14
2008
610
 +
Antigua and Barbuda
1995
 *
70
 b
…
  
...
...
Argentina
2010-2015
54.2
2.17
2008
70
Armenia
2010-2015
33.2
1.74
2008
29
 +
Aruba
2010-2015
26.5
1.67
...
...
Australia 1
2010-2015
12.5
1.95
2008
8
Austria
2010-2015
9.7
1.35
2008
5
Azerbaijan 2
2010-2015
31.4
2.15
2008
38
 +
Bahamas
2010-2015
28.3
1.88
2008
49
Bahrain
2010-2015
14.8
2.43
2008
19
Bangladesh
2010-2015
68.2
2.16
2008
340
Barbados
2010-2015
40.8
1.58
2008
64
Belarus
2010-2015
20.5
1.48
2008
15
Belgium
2010-2015
11.2
1.84
2008
5
Belize
2010-2015
70.8
2.68
2008
94
Benin
2010-2015
97.0
5.08
2008
410
 +
Bermuda
2008
 *
18
 c
1.8
 d
…
…
Bhutan
2010-2015
44.9
2.26
2008
200
 +
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2010-2015
74.7
3.23
2008
180
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010-2015
13.4
1.13
2008
9
Botswana
2010-2015
43.8
2.62
2008
190
 +
Brazil
2010-2015
76.0
1.80
2008
58
Brunei Darussalam
2010-2015
22.7
1.98
2008
21
 +
Bulgaria
2010-2015
36.2
1.55
2008
13
Burkina Faso
2010-2015
117.4
5.75
2008
560
Burundi
2010-2015
20.9
4.05
2008
970
 +
Cambodia
2010-2015
32.9
2.42
2008
290
Cameroon
2010-2015
115.1
4.29
2008
600
Canada
2010-2015
11.3
1.69
2008
12
Cape Verde
2010-2015
69.2
2.28
2008
94
 +
Central African Republic
2010-2015
98.6
4.42
2008
850
 +
Chad
2010-2015
138.1
5.74
2008
1200
Channel Islands 3
2010-2015
8.4
1.51
...
...
Chile
2010-2015
56.0
1.83
2008
26
China, Hong Kong SAR 5
2010-2015
9.1
1.56
2008
38
China, Macao SAR 6
2010-2015
4.2
1.14
...
...
China 4
2010-2015
4.9
1.16
...
...
Colombia
2010-2015
68.1
2.29
2008
85
 +
Comoros
2010-2015
51.1
4.74
2008
340
 +
Congo
2010-2015
112.6
4.44
2008
580
Cook Islands
2005-2006
 a
62
2.5
...
...
Costa Rica
2010-2015
61.9
1.81
2008
44
Côte d'Ivoire
2010-2015
105.7
4.22
2008
470
 +
Croatia
2010-2015
12.8
1.50
2008
14
Cuba
2010-2015
43.9
1.45
2008
53
Cyprus 7
2010-2015
5.5
1.46
2008
10
Czech Republic
2010-2015
9.2
1.50
2008
8
Dem. People's Republic of Korea
2010-2015
0.6
1.99
2008
250
 +
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010-2015
170.6
5.49
2008
670
 +
Denmark
2010-2015
5.1
1.89
2008
5
Djibouti
2010-2015
19.5
3.59
2008
300
 +
Dominican Republic
2010-2015
103.6
2.49
2008
100
Ecuador
2010-2015
80.6
2.39
2008
140
 +
Egypt
2010-2015
40.6
2.64
2008
82
El Salvador
2010-2015
76.2
2.17
2008
110
 +
Equatorial Guinea
2010-2015
114.6
4.98
2008
280
 +
Eritrea
2010-2015
53.7
4.24
2008
280
 +
Estonia
2010-2015
17.2
1.70
2008
12
Ethiopia
2010-2015
48.3
3.85
2008
470
Fiji
2010-2015
42.8
2.60
2008
26
Finland 8
2010-2015
9.3
1.88
2008
8
France
2010-2015
6.0
1.99
2008
8
French Guiana
2010-2015
71.1
3.14
...
...
French Polynesia
2010-2015
48.1
2.03
...
...
Gabon
2010-2015
81.0
3.20
2008
260
 +
Gambia
2010-2015
66.9
4.69
2008
400
 +
Georgia 9
2010-2015
39.5
1.53
2008
48
Germany
2010-2015
6.8
1.46
2008
7
 +
Ghana
2010-2015
62.4
3.99
2008
350
Greece
2010-2015
9.6
1.54
2008
2
Greenland
2008
 *
…
  
2.2
  
...
...
Grenada
2010-2015
35.4
2.17
...
...
Guadeloupe 10
2010-2015
15.8
2.06
...
...
Guam
2010-2015
50.0
2.42
...
...
 +
Guatemala
2010-2015
102.4
3.84
2008
110
Guinea
2010-2015
133.7
5.03
2008
680
 +
Guinea-Bissau
2010-2015
96.2
4.88
2008
1000
 +
Guyana
2010-2015
53.9
2.19
2008
270
Haiti
2010-2015
41.3
3.16
2008
300
Honduras
2010-2015
85.9
3.00
2008
110
Hungary
2010-2015
13.6
1.43
2008
13
Iceland
2010-2015
11.6
2.10
2008
5
India
2010-2015
74.7
2.54
2008
230
Indonesia
2010-2015
42.3
2.06
2008
240
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010-2015
25.0
1.59
2008
30
 +
Iraq
2010-2015
85.9
4.54
2008
75
Ireland
2010-2015
8.8
2.10
2008
3
Israel
2010-2015
14.0
2.91
2008
7
Italy
2010-2015
4.0
1.48
2008
5
 +
Jamaica
2010-2015
69.7
2.26
2008
89
Japan
2010-2015
6.0
1.42
2008
6
Jordan
2010-2015
23.7
2.89
2008
59
 +
Kazakhstan
2010-2015
25.5
2.48
2008
45
Kenya
2010-2015
98.1
4.62
2008
530
Kiribati
2004-2005
 a
39
3.5
...
...
Kuwait
2010-2015
14.4
2.25
2008
9
 +
Kyrgyzstan
2010-2015
33.0
2.62
2008
81
 +
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010-2015
30.1
2.54
2008
580
Latvia
2010-2015
12.8
1.51
2008
20
 +
Lebanon
2010-2015
15.4
1.76
2008
26
Lesotho
2010-2015
60.8
3.05
2008
530
 +
Liberia
2010-2015
123.0
5.04
2008
990
 +
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2010-2015
2.6
2.41
2008
64
Liechtenstein
2008
 *
4
 e
1.4
  
...
...
Lithuania
2010-2015
16.1
1.50
2008
13
Luxembourg
2010-2015
8.4
1.68
2008
17
Madagascar
2010-2015
122.7
4.49
2008
440
Malawi
2010-2015
105.6
5.97
2008
510
Malaysia 11
2010-2015
9.8
2.57
2008
31
 +
Maldives
2010-2015
10.2
1.67
2008
37
Mali
2010-2015
168.9
6.12
2008
830
Malta
2010-2015
11.8
1.28
2008
8
  
Marshall Islands
2002-2007
 a
127
4.4
...
...
Martinique
2010-2015
20.6
1.82
...
...
Mauritania
2010-2015
71.3
4.36
2008
550
Mauritius 12
2010-2015
31.8
1.59
2008
36
Mayotte
2010-2015
99.8
4.18
...
...
Mexico
2010-2015
65.5
2.23
2008
85
Micronesia (Fed. States of)
2010-2015
18.5
3.31
2008
65
Mongolia
2010-2015
18.7
2.45
2008
15
Montenegro
2010-2015
14.8
1.63
2008
110
Morocco
2010-2015
10.8
2.18
2008
550
Mozambique
2010-2015
124.4
4.71
2008
240
Myanmar
2010-2015
12.0
1.94
2008
180
 +
Namibia
2010-2015
54.4
3.06
...
...
  
Nauru
2006-2007
 a
78
3.3
2008
380
Nepal
2010-2015
86.2
2.59
2008
9
Netherlands
2010-2015
4.3
1.79
...
...
Netherlands Antilles 13
2010-2015
27.6
1.90
...
...
New Caledonia
2010-2015
20.2
2.09
2008
14
New Zealand
2010-2015
18.6
2.14
2008
100
Nicaragua
2010-2015
104.9
2.50
2008
820
 +
Niger
2010-2015
193.6
6.93
2008
840
 +
Nigeria
2010-2015
111.3
5.43
...
...
Niue
2001-2006
 a
28
2.6
...
...
  
Northern Mariana Islands
1999-2001
 a
69
1.6
2008
7
Norway 14
2010-2015
7.4
1.95
...
...
Occupied Palestinian Territory 15
2010-2015
48.3
4.27
2008
20
 +
Oman
2010-2015
9.3
2.15
2008
260
 +
Pakistan
2010-2015
28.1
3.20
...
...
Palau
2003-2005
 a
29
2.0
2008
71
 +
Panama
2010-2015
75.9
2.41
2008
250
 +
Papua New Guinea
2010-2015
62.0
3.80
2008
95
Paraguay
2010-2015
66.7
2.86
2008
98
Peru
2010-2015
48.7
2.41
2008
94
 +
Philippines
2010-2015
46.5
3.05
2008
6
Poland
2010-2015
12.2
1.42
2008
7
Portugal
2010-2015
12.5
1.31
2008
18
Puerto Rico
2010-2015
50.6
1.76
2008
8
Qatar
2010-2015
15.5
2.20
2008
18
Republic of Korea
2010-2015
5.8
1.39
2008
32
Republic of Moldova 16
2010-2015
29.1
1.45
...
...
Réunion
2010-2015
43.4
2.25
2008
27
Romania
2010-2015
28.8
1.43
2008
39
Russian Federation
2010-2015
23.2
1.53
2008
540
Rwanda
2010-2015
35.5
5.28
...
...
Saint Lucia
2010-2015
55.9
1.91
...
...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2010-2015
54.1
2.00
...
...
Samoa
2010-2015
25.5
3.76
...
...
San Marino
2004
 *
2
 b,e
1.3
  
...
...
Sao Tome and Principe
2010-2015
55.4
3.49
2008
24
Saudi Arabia
2010-2015
22.1
2.64
2008
410
Senegal
2010-2015
89.7
4.61
2008
8
Serbia 17
2010-2015
19.2
1.56
...
...
Seychelles
2008
 *
64
  
2.3
  
2008
970
 +
Sierra Leone
2010-2015
104.2
4.73
2008
9
Singapore
2010-2015
6.7
1.37
2008
6
Slovakia
2010-2015
16.7
1.37
2008
18
Slovenia
2010-2015
4.5
1.48
2008
100
 +
Solomon Islands
2010-2015
64.6
4.04
2008
1200
 +
Somalia
2010-2015
68.0
6.28
2008
410
South Africa
2010-2015
50.4
2.38
2008
6
Spain 18
2010-2015
10.7
1.50
2008
39
Sri Lanka
2010-2015
22.1
2.24
2008
750
 +
Sudan 19
2010-2015
53.0
4.23
2008
100
Suriname
2010-2015
34.9
2.27
2008
420
 +
Swaziland
2010-2015
67.9
3.17
2008
5
Sweden
2010-2015
6.5
1.93
2008
10
Switzerland
2010-2015
3.9
1.54
2008
46
 +
Syrian Arab Republic
2010-2015
36.5
2.77
2008
64
 +
Tajikistan
2010-2015
25.7
3.16
2008
9
TFYR of Macedonia 20
2010-2015
17.8
1.40
2008
48
Thailand
2010-2015
37.0
1.53
2008
370
 +
Timor-Leste
2010-2015
52.3
5.92
2008
350
Togo
2010-2015
54.3
3.86
...
...
Tokelau
1997-2001
 a
42
4.5
...
...
Tonga
2010-2015
18.0
3.78
2008
55
Trinidad and Tobago
2010-2015
31.6
1.63
2008
60
 +
Tunisia
2010-2015
4.4
1.91
2008
23
Turkey
2010-2015
30.5
2.02
2008
77
 +
Turkmenistan
2010-2015
16.9
2.32
...
...
Tuvalu
2002-2007
 a
44
3.7
2008
430
Uganda
2010-2015
126.4
5.90
2008
26
Ukraine
2010-2015
26.1
1.48
2008
10
 +
United Arab Emirates
2010-2015
23.4
1.71
2008
12
United Kingdom
2010-2015
29.7
1.87
2008
790
United Republic of Tanzania 21
2010-2015
128.7
5.50
2008
24
United States of America
2010-2015
27.4
2.08
...
...
United States Virgin Islands
2010-2015
21.4
1.94
2008
27
Uruguay
2010-2015
59.0
2.04
2008
30
Uzbekistan
2010-2015
12.8
2.26
...
...
Vanuatu
2010-2015
50.6
3.75
2008
68
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2010-2015
87.3
2.39
2008
56
 +
Viet Nam
2010-2015
22.7
 d
1.75
...
...
Wallis and Futuna
2008
 a
9
2.0
...
...
Western Sahara
2010-2015
16.1
2.45
2008
210
 +
Yemen
2010-2015
66.1
4.94
2008
470
Zambia
2010-2015
138.5
6.30
2008
790
 +
Zimbabwe
2010-2015
53.4
3.11
...
...

 

 

 

Sources:

Estimated maternal mortality ratio
Estimates developed by the World Health Organization http://apps.who.int/ghodata/ (accessed June 2011).

Adolescent fertility rate and total fertility rate
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011), World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. available in http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm; supplemented by official national statistics published in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2008, available from the United Nations Statistics Division website, http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/default.htm (accessed June 2011); and data compiled by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Statistics and Demography Programme, available from the SPC website, http://www.spc.int/sdp/ (accessed June 2011).

Footnotes:

 

… Not available.
* Data compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook system.
a Data published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
b Data tabulated by date of registration rather than occurrence.
c Data refers for the ages of 0-19.
d Data refers to 2010.
e Rate based on 30 or fewer events.
1 Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.
2 Including Nagorno-Karabakh.
3 Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
4 For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
5 As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
6 As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
7 Including Northern-Cyprus.
8 Including Åland Islands.
9 Including Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
10 Including Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (French part).
11 Including Sabah and Sarawak.
12 Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
13 Refers to Curaçao, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.
14 Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
15 Including East Jerusalem.
16 Including Transnistria.
17 Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
18 Including Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.
19 Including Southern Sudan which voted in favor of independence, but was not an official UN Member State as of May 2011.
20 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
21 Including Zanzibar.

 

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Technical notes:

The adolescent fertility rate is defined as the annual number of live births born to women aged 15 to 19 years per 1,000 women in the same age group. The indicator is used to monitor adolescent reproductive behaviour and to assess the relative contribution of adolescent fertility to the total fertility rate.

The total fertility rate is a widely used summary indicator of fertility. It refers to the number of children a woman would bear if her child-bearing follows the current fertility patterns and she lives through her entire child-bearing years. It is a synthetic measure that provides a good picture of how many children women are currently having.

Total fertility rates and age-specific fertility rates are estimated by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat using the latest available demographic data from countries and given as five-year averages.

Maternal mortality ratio is defined as the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in a given year. Maternal deaths are defined as those caused by deliveries and complications of pregnancy, child-birth and the puerperium. However, the exact definition varies from source to source and is not always clear in the original, particularly as regards the inclusion of abortion-related deaths.

Furthermore, the World Health Organization observes that most maternal deaths go unregistered in areas where maternal mortality rates are highest. To address this information gap, WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund developed the above estimates of maternal mortality using a dual strategy. The strategy involved: (1) using available data, wherever possible, adjusted to account for under-reporting and misclassification of maternal deaths, and (2) developing a simple model to predict values for countries with no reliable national data. The estimates derived from this approach are considered to be more reliable than earlier ones and are the ones shown here.