Abbreviated name:

Adolescent fertility rate

Indicator name:

Adolescent fertility rate (per 1000 girls aged 15–19 years)

Domain:

Health status

Subdomain:

Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

Definition:

Annual number of births to women aged 1519 years per 1000 women in that age group. It is also referred to as the age-specific fertility rate for women aged 1519 years.

Numerator:

Number of live births to women aged 1519 years.

Denominator:

Exposure to childbearing by women aged 1519 years.

Primary Source:

MICS

Secondary Source:

WHO

Disaggregation/Additional dimension:

Marital status (when possible, also capture girls < 15 years), place of residence, socioeconomic status