Teenage Mothers Prevalence
This key economic indicator for the Maternal Health sector has been recently updated.
- In 2015, Teenage Mothers Prevalence in Kenya rose 6.1points from a year earlier.
- Since 2011 Madagascar Teenage Mothers Prevalence was up 1points year on year reaching 38.9 Percent of Women Aged 15-19.
- In 2016 Liberia was number 7 in Teenage Mothers Prevalence.
- In 2018 Mozambique was ranked number 1 in Teenage Mothers Prevalence to 46.4 Percent of Women Aged 15-19, from 7 in 2017.
Top Countries in Teenage Mothers Prevalence
| # | 41 Countries | Percent of Women Aged 15-19 | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Mozambique
|
46.40 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Madagascar
|
38.90 % | 2016 | NA | +0.9 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Mali
|
36.00 % | 2018 | NA | -1.7 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Chad
|
35.90 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Sierra Leone
|
35.00 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Angola
|
34.50 % | 2016 | NA | -4.1 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Liberia
|
33.50 % | 2016 | NA | -1.1 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Malawi
|
31.60 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Bangladesh
|
30.80 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Zambia
|
29.20 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
27.20 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Tanzania
|
26.40 % | 2017 | -1.1 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Burkina Faso
|
25.10 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Uganda
|
24.80 % | 2016 | +2.9 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Zimbabwe
|
21.60 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Guatemala
|
20.70 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Benin
|
20.10 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Kenya
|
19.20 % | 2015 | +6.1 % | NA | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Lesotho
|
19.10 % | 2014 | NA | -0.5 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Nigeria
|
18.70 % | 2018 | NA | -3.6 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Togo
|
18.60 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Ghana
|
17.80 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Colombia
|
17.40 % | 2015 | NA | -2.3 % | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Nepal
|
16.70 % | 2016 | NA | +0.0 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Senegal
|
16.00 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
South Africa
|
15.60 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Ethiopia
|
12.50 % | 2016 | NA | +0.2 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Cambodia
|
12.00 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Egypt
|
10.90 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Haiti
|
10.00 % | 2017 | NA | -6.8 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Philippines
|
8.60 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Burundi
|
8.30 % | 2017 | NA | -6.5 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Pakistan
|
8.10 % | 2018 | NA | +0.5 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
India
|
7.90 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 35 |
#35
East Timor
|
6.90 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Tajikistan
|
6.80 % | 2017 | NA | -1.7 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
Rwanda
|
6.60 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | NA | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Jordan
|
5.20 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Armenia
|
3.60 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Albania
|
3.50 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 41 |
#41
Maldives
|
1.60 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
Source: World Bank