Countries: South Korea
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

“Women who do not want to sacrifice their careers are now simply choosing not to have children. South Korea's fertility rate (the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime) has fallen to 0.81, the lowest in the world. Its population is predicted to halve by the end of the century, meaning it may not have enough people to sustain its economy and conscript into its army” (para 32). Whether parents are married or not, fathers are often absent or otherwise fail to contribute to family life. Many career-seeking women choose to not have children because they would not have support in childcare (ET - CODER COMMENT).more

Countries: South Korea
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"The trend is killing South Korea. For three years in a row, the country has recorded the lowest fertility rate in the world, with women of reproductive age having fewer than one child on average. It reached the 'dead cross,' when deaths outnumbered births, in 2020, nearly a decade earlier than expected" (para 3).

Countries: Morocco
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"...She added that the percentage of children born to unmarried mothers currently stands at 13.46 percent of the total births in the kingdom." (Para. 2).

Countries: East Timor
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"At the request of the Female Parliamentarians of Timor-Leste Group (GMPTL) following the 2016 National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Rights, the Government, UNFPA and Plan International conducted a research in 2017 to identify the root causes leading to teenage pregnancy and early marriage in the country. It showed that early marriages are generally the cause of teenage pregnancy. Nonetheless, the research also stresses that early marriage is not a positive social norm, suggesting that this issue could be addressed through sexual education48 and access to family planning for youth" (12). "In 2016, 7 per cent of teenagers aged 15-19 have begun childbearing, 5 per cent have given birth and...more

Countries: Italy
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"..the rate of teenage pregnancies is among the lowest in Europe and is continuing to fall: less than 2% of all births occur in women younger than 20 years" (90).

Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"High rates of sexual violence against teenage girls contributed to high rates of teenage pregnancy, according to local NGO Information Center for Health Services and Counsel" (p 21).

Countries: Italy
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"..the rate of teenage pregnancies is among the lowest in Europe and is continuing to fall: less than 2% of all births occur in women younger than 20 years" (90).

Countries: Ukraine
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"There was also a decrease in the number of pregnancies among girls and adolescent girls" (36).

Countries: Tanzania
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1, MABFC-DATA-1

"Tanzania is among countries with the highest adolescent pregnancy and birth rates in the world, with 21 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 having given birth based on a 2015/16 survey by the Tanzania’s own Bureau of Statistics" (para 4).

Countries: Venezuela
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"Nicol Ramarez is 15 and already a mother" (para 8). "Government data shows that teenage pregnancies continued to steadily increase during his time in power" (para 13). "The extent of Venezuela's birth control shortage and the impact on women is difficult to quantify in part because the government has not released information on key indicators like teenage pregnancy since 2012. According to those now dated figures, just over 23% of all births in Venezuela were to women under the age of 20" (para 18). "Some independent health organizations and women's rights groups contend the rate could now be as high as 28%. A study of four hospitals last year found...more

Countries: Japan
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"[T]he proportion of births out of wedlock remains low at 2.2% in 2013" (4).

Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"Table 5.11 shows the percentage of women age 15-19 who had given birth or were pregnant with their first child at the time of the survey, according to background characteristics. Overall, 12% of women age 15-19 have begun childbearing (10% have had a live birth and 3% are pregnant with their first child)" (83). "The percentage of teenagers who have given birth or are pregnant with their first child has remained more or less the same over the past decade (13% in 2006 and 12% in 2016-18)" (83). "Patterns by background characteristics: 1) The proportion of teenagers who have begun childbearing rises rapidly with age, from 3% at age 15...more

Countries: Jordan
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"Ninety-two percent of children under age 18 live with both biological parents (Table 2.10)" (pg 11). "In Syrian-headed households, only 81% of children under age 18 live with both biological parents, as compared with 93% of Jordanian children and 94% of children of other nationalities. In the case of Syrian children who live with their mother but not with their father, the father is alive among 11% of children and dead among 4% of children" (pg 11).

Countries: Maldives
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"Among women age 15-19, only 2% have started childbearing (i.e., have already had a birth or are pregnant with their first child)" (67). "In the Maldives, less than 2% of women age 15-19 have begun childbearing: 1% have given birth, and an additional 0.6% are pregnant with their first child...The percentage of teenagers who have given birth or are pregnant with their first child has remained more or less the same since 2009" (71).

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"Despite the fall in births among married women, the majority of births continue to be within marriage. The 48.4 per cent of babies born outside wedlock last year is short of the peak 50 per cent point" (para 24).