Table 4 Ratio of richest to poorest quintile and concentration indices for adolescent first births disaggregated by age: based on DHS data from 22 countries for women aged 20–24
From: Trends in adolescent first births in sub-Saharan Africa: a tale of increasing inequity?
| Years at time of survey | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 16 | 16/17 | 18/19 | < 20 | |
| Ratio richest: poorest quintile | ||||
| W/M Africa | ||||
| Baseline survey | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.58 |
| Final survey | 0.31 | 0.42 | 0.57 | 0.44 |
| E/S Africa | ||||
| Baseline survey | 0.36 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.64 |
| Final survey | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.44 |
| Concentration indices | ||||
| W/M Africa | ||||
| Baseline survey | −0.18 | −0.11 | −0.09 | −0.12 |
| Final survey | −0.27 | −0.13 | −0.12 | −0.16 |
| E/S Africa | ||||
| Baseline survey | −0.19 | −0.10 | −0.08 | −0.84 |
| Final survey | −0.24 | −0.17 | −0.14 | −0.15 |