The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet
Overcoming Barriers to Gender Equality
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Fertility Levels, by Region
4.7
5.2
2.02.3 2.2
1.6
2.5
Africa Sub-SaharanAfrica
NorthernAmerica
LatinAmerica
andCaribbean
Asia Europe Oceania
Children per Woman
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Contraceptive Prevalence Rates, by Region
Percent of Married Women
18
47
6773
5662
23
56
7378
70
81
Sub-SaharanAfrica
Asia(excluding
China)
LatinAmerica andCaribbean
NorthernAmerica
Europe Oceania
Modern methods Any method
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Source: Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 2008-2009.
Ideal Number of Children Among Women and Men in Kenya
Ideal Number of Children
3.1
4.0 4.0
3.1
5.1
3.03.4
4.3 4.4
3.4
6.0
3.4
Urban Rural Some PrimaryEducation
Secondary+Education
Poorest 20% Wealthiest 20%
Women Men
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Births Attended by Skilled Personnel, by Region
5046
100
89
66
45
99
82
Africa Sub-SaharanAfrica
NorthernAmerica
LatinAmerica
andCaribbean
Asia SouthCentral
Asia
Europe Oceania
Percent
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Source: Demographic and Health Surveys, various years. Data show births in three years preceding survey.
Births Attended by Skilled Personnel,by Wealth Quintile
Percent
97
99
86
76
57
85
83
38
17
13
58
38
9
9
7
Egypt (2008)
Bolivia (2008)
Nigeria (2008)
Mali (2006)
Bangladesh(2007)
Lowest Wealth Quintile
Middle Wealth Quintile
Highest Wealth Quintile
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Source: UNICEF, www.childinfo.org/marriage_countrydata.php, and PRB analysis.
Prevalence of Early Marriage Around the World
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Percent of Women Married by Age 18, Africa
Percent of Women Ages 20-24
34
17
42 41 42
6
Africa Northern Western Eastern Middle Southern
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Women and HIV/AIDS, Selected Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa
Percent of Adults Ages 15-49
3.3
8.0
22.8
2.2
5.3
13.6
Western Eastern Southern
Women Men
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Literacy Gaps, Ages 15-24
Percent
86
70
87
9891
80
9397
World Africa Asia Latin America andCaribbean
Female Male
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Secondary School Enrollment, by Region
Percent
41
66
94 95 98
133
48
68
8795 98
137
Africa Asia(excluding
China)
LatinAmerica andCaribbean
NorthernAmerica
Europe Oceania
Female Male
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Secondary School Enrollment, Asia
Percent
6671
54
71
80
68
81
60
7176
Asia Western South Central Southeast East
Female Male
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Women as Non-Farm Wage Earners
Percent
7
48
41
25
4947
Africa NorthernAmerica
Latin Americaand
Caribbean
Asia(excluding
China)
Europe Oceania
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Source: PRB, The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet.
Household Decisions Made by Husbands Alone
Percent
38
49
36
9
65
49
34
14
80
60
34
20
70
67
48
9
Malawi (2004)
Senegal (2005)
Bangladesh (2004)
Colombia (2005)
Visits to Family or Relatives Daily Household Purchases
Large Household Purchases Wife's Health Care
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Source: Demographic and Health Surveys, various years.
Women and Men Who Agree That Wife Beating is Acceptable if a Wife Argues With Her Husband
Percent
1
7
15
21
30
40
35
22
11
26
36
DominicanRepublic
(2007)
Indonesia(2007)
Armenia(2005)
Ghana (2008) India (2005-2006)
Uganda(2006)
Female Male
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Source: Demographic and Health Surveys, various years.
Women and Men Who Agree That Wife Beating is Acceptable if a Wife Refuses Sex With Her Husband
Percent
1
7
4
1214
31
3 35
7 8
19
DominicanRepublic
(2007)
Indonesia(2007)
Armenia(2005)
Ghana (2008) India (2005-2006)
Uganda(2006)
Female Male
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Source: UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision.
Estimated and Projected Sex Ratios at Birth, Selected Countries
Sex Ratio at Birth
1.00
1.05
1.10
1.15
1.20
1.25
2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
China Armenia Azerbaijan India