Commemorating International Youth Day Reproductive Health of Youth

Women Ages 20 -24 Who Had Sex or Married Before Age 18 Percent 80

Percent of Births Unintended Among Women Ages 15 -19 58, 8 46, 8 44,

Unmet Need for Contraception Among Currently Married Women Ages 15 -19 and 30 -34

Percentage of Women Ages 15 -19 Who Have Experienced Physical or Sexual Violence 56

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Commemorating International Youth Day Reproductive Health of Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa August 2011 POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU | www. prb. org

Women Ages 20 -24 Who Had Sex or Married Before Age 18 Percent 80 73 71 64 62 49 49 46 41 39 38 37 39 25 19 D em. R Sex Before 18 a U ga nd l ne ga an R w Se da i M al ria be Li na G ha a op i Et hi ep. C on go 13 Married before 18 Source: PRB, Improving the Reproductive Health of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Youth: A Route to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals. © 2011 Population Reference Bureau. All rights reserved. www. prb. org

Percent of Births Unintended Among Women Ages 15 -19 58, 8 46, 8 44, 0 41, 8 34, 6 33, 0 31, 1 17, 1 Za m bi a a ga nd U ia er N ig i M al ria be Li a ny Ke na ha G op ia Et hi D em. R ep. C on go 14, 2 Source: PRB, Improving the Reproductive Health of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Youth: A Route to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals. © 2011 Population Reference Bureau. All rights reserved. www. prb. org

Unmet Need for Contraception Among Currently Married Women Ages 15 -19 and 30 -34 Source: PRB, Improving the Reproductive Health of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Youth: A Route to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals. © 2011 Population Reference Bureau. All rights reserved. www. prb. org

Percentage of Women Ages 15 -19 Who Have Experienced Physical or Sexual Violence 56 56 33 32 29 27 21 17 7 Nigeria 21 16 9 Kenya Ghana Physical Zambia Uganda DRC Sexual Source: PRB, Improving the Reproductive Health of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Youth: A Route to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals. © 2011 Population Reference Bureau. All rights reserved. www. prb. org