Table 1 Trends in the prevalence of total fertility rate (births per woman) by different inequality dimensions in Sierra Leone, 2008鈥�2019
From: Inequalities in total fertility rate in Sierra Leone, 2008鈥�2019
| 听 | 2008 | 2013 | 2019 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National TFR (births per woman) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | |||||||||
Dimension | N | births per woman | LB | UB | N | births per woman | LB | UB | N | births per woman | LB | UB |
Economic status | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | ||||||||
Quintile 1 (poorest) | 6443 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 13,689 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 12,417 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
Quintile 2 | 6380 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 13,516 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 12,708 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
Quintile 3 | 6607 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 13,833 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 12,930 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
Quintile 4 | 6680 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 14,490 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 14,579 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Quintile 5 (richest) | 7683 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 17,147 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 16,037 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
Level of education | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
No education | 23,365 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 44,577 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 34,281 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
Primary education | 3861 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 9027 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 8413 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
Secondary or higher education | 6568 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 19,072 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 25,978 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
Residence | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Rural | 21,936 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 47,263 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 37,637 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
Urban | 11,860 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 25,414 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 31,035 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Subnational province | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Eastern | 6065 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 15,858 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 13,529 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
Northern | 13,880 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 27,344 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 14,407 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
Northwestern | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11,085 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
Southern | 7028 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 15,375 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 12,871 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
Western | 6822 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 14,099 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 16,779 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 |