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

Whereas most teenage women who have begun childbearing have given birth only once, a smallproportion have had two births. As shown in Table 3.15, only 6 percent of women age 15-19 have had twoor more births. The proportion is highest for women age 19 (24 percent).Table 3.15 Children born to teenagersPercent distribution of teenagers 15-19 by number of children ever born (CEB),Bangladesh 1993-94Number ofMeanchildren ever born number Numberof ofAge 0 1 2+ Total CEB teenagers15 93.2 6.7 0.1 100.0 0.07 61516 82.9 16.4 0.7 100.0 0.18 56617 67.9 28.0 4.2 100.0 0.37 46318 61.5 29.5 9.0 100.0 0.48 53919 45.6 30.3 24.1 100.0 0.81 382Total 72.6 21.0 6.4 100.0 0.34 256638