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Table 3 Teenagers pregnancy or childbearing in Zambia 1992–2018

From: Prevalence and factors associated with adolescent pregnancies in Zambia: a systematic review from 2000–2022

Background characteristic

Year

1992

1996

2002

2007

2014

2018

Age

 15

5.3

4.5

4.5

5.8

4.9

6.4

 16

14.7

15.3

15.0

16.2

11.9

15.1

 17

29.9

28.3

33.8

28.7

25.7

30.0

 18

54.3

46.1

44.2

41.0

41.7

41.9

 19

65.6

59.4

56.9

54.6

58.9

52.9

Residence

 Urban

28.5

26.6

27.1

20.4

20.0

19.3

 Rural

40.0

34.4

34.9

35.0

36.4

37.0

Province

 Central

39.8

32.3

32.3

29.3

29.9

30.6

 Copperbelt

28.0

29.9

26.4

20.1

16.3

21.0

 Eastern

43.7

35.0

35.4

29.7

35.4

39.5

 Luapula

36.1

22.6

36.5

32.1

27.9

29.0

 Lusaka

30.5

28.6

28.9

20.8

23.8

14.9

 Muchinga

-

-

-

-

29.6

29.3

 Northern

36.7

31.4

30.6

26.6

30.0

25.9

 North Western

31.9

38.0

33.3

37.3

41.0

35.7

 Southern

34.4

33.5

31.9

35.9

36.0

42.5

 Western

36.4

32.7

39.7

43.6

40.4

41.2

Education

 None

45.4

48.1

45.6

54.3

53.2

41.9

 Primary

36.5

33.1

35.7

32.9

35.9

36.3

 Secondary

21.2

21.1

21.4

20.8

23.1

22.8

Total

33.8

30.7

31.6

27.9

28.5

29.2

  1. Source: ZDHS 1992–2018