Table 4 Highest coefficients and rates of women who were first married by 18 (of women ages 20–24), p-value ≤ 0.10
Country | Income Category | Coefficient | p-val | Sig | Start Rate (yo) | End Rate (ye) | Start Year | End Year | Category based on end value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increasing trend a | |||||||||
 Suriname | Upper-middle | 1.52 | 0.01 | * | 19.1 | 36.0 | 2006 | 2018 | medium |
 Belize | Upper-middle | 1.52 | 0 | * | 25.9 | 33.5 | 2011 | 2016 | medium |
 Iraq | Upper-middle | 0.82 | 0.02 | * | 17.0 | 27.9 | 2006 | 2018 | medium |
 Dominican Republic | Upper-middle | 0.2 | 0.02 | * | 34.4 | 35.9 | 1986 | 2014 | medium |
 Sudan | Low | 0.31 | 0 | * | 26.9 | 34.2 | 1990 | 2014 | medium |
Decreasing trend a | |||||||||
 Sierra Leone | Low | -1.89 | 0 | * | 55.6 | 29.6 | 2005 | 2019 | medium |
 Afghanistan | Low | -1.37 | 0 | * | 39.0 | 28.3 | 2008 | 2017 | medium |
 Nepal | Low-middle | -1.23 | 0 | * | 60.3 | 32.8 | 1996 | 2019 | medium |
 Niger | Low | -0.35 | 0.03 | * | 83.5 | 76.3 | 1992 | 2012 | high |
 Chad | Low | -0.44 | 0 | * | 71.4 | 60.6 | 1997 | 2019 | high |
 Mali | Low | -0.81 | 0 | * | 78.1 | 53.7 | 1987 | 2018 | high |
No trend b | |||||||||
 Central African Republic | Low | 0.28 | 0.33 |  | 57.0 | 61.0 | 1995 | 2019 | high |
 Madagascar | Low | 0.17 | 0.16 |  | 36.9 | 40.3 | 1992 | 2018 | medium |
 Mauritania | Low-middle | -0.06 | 0.56 |  | 37.2 | 37.0 | 2001 | 2015 | medium |