Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS

Table 3.9 Children ever born and livingPercent distribution of all women and of currently married woman age 15-49 by number of children ever born (CEB) andmean number ever born and living, according to five-year age groups, Bangladesh 1993-94Number of children ever born (CEB) Number Mean no. Mean no.Age of of of livinggroup 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Total women CEB childrenALL WOMEN15-19 72.6 21.0 5.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 2566 0.34 0.3020-24 22.3 25.8 28.7 16.4 5.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 2321 1.62 1.3925-29 6.0 11.8 23.4 25.6 18.3 8.8 4.5 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 100.0 2057 2.91 2.4730-34 3.8 5.4 11.6 19.0 20.4 16.2 12.2 6.5 3.5 1.4 0.2 100.0 1460 4.09 3.3435-39 2.2 2,8 7.3 11.5 15.4 18,3 14,9 12.1 8.1 4.3 3,2 100,0 1200 5,16 4,1540-44 1.8 1.6 4.3 5.9 9.2 14.5 15.5 15.2 12.4 7.5 12.1 100.0 878 6.36 4.9445-49 0.7 1.4 3.5 4.8 8.1 11.3 13.7 16.1 13.6 11.4 15.6 100.0 656 6.86 5.22Total 23.4 13.6 14,5 12.7 10.1 7.7 6.1 4.5 3.20 1.90 2.2 100.0 11138 2.95 2.40CURRENTLY MARRIED WOMEN15-19 44.5 42.2 12.3 L0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1224 0.70 0.6220-24 10.5 28.8 33.4 19.3 6.4 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1964 1.88 1.6225-29 3.5 10.6 23.7 27.2 19.3 9.3 4.7 1.3 0.3 0.I 0.0 100.0 1911 3.04 2.5930-34 2.7 3.7 11.5 19.3 20.9 16.9 12,8 6.9 3.7 1.5 0.2 100.0 1353 4.22 3.4635-39 1.7 1.8 6.1 10.8 15.3 19.1 15,5 12.9 8.8 4.5 3.5 100.0 1079 5.34 4.3240-44 0.7 1.2 3.9 4.9 8.5 14.2 15,4 16.2 13.1 8.3 13.6 100.0 767 6.62 5.1745-49 0.4 0.9 2.2 4.8 7.1 10.2 137 16.1 14.3 12.8 17.3 100.0 541 7.11 5.47Total 9.9 15.5 17.3 15.3 11.9 9.0 7.2 5.3 3.7 2.3 2.7 100.0 8840 3.48 2.85A comparison of the mean number of children ever born reported in the 1993-94 BDHS and variousother surveys is presented in Table 3.10. Despite the fluctuations between surveys, the data generally showonly modest declines until the mid- 1980s. Between 1985 and 1989, the decline in mean number of childrenever born was substantial in all but the youngest and oldest age groups. Although there was then little changebelween 1989 and 1991, the rates again decline considerably between 1991 and 1993-94, especially amongwomen age 25 and above.Table 3.10 Trends in children ever bornMean number of children ever bom by age group, selected sources, Bangladesh, 1975-19941975 1981 1983 1985 1989 1989 1991 1993-94Age group BFS CPS CPS CPS BFS CPS CPS BDHS15-19 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.320-24 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.625-29 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.2 2.930-34 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.135-39 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.240-44 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.4 6.6 7.0 6.7 6.445-49 6.7 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.4 6.9Total U U U U U U 3.5 3.0U = Unknown (not available)Source: 1983 and 1985 CPSs (Kanmer and Frankenberg, 1988:21); 1991 CPS (Mitra et al., t993:31); allothers (Cleland et al., 1994:11)33