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Indicator description
Indicator: Percentage of births wanted then
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of births in the five (or three) years preceding the survey wanted then
Denominator: Births to women in the five (or three) years preceding the survey (including current pregnancies)
Group: Fertility planning status
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: PR_PLST_W_THN
Indicator description
Indicator: Percentage of births wanted later
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of births in the five (or three) years preceding the survey wanted later
Denominator: Births to women in the five (or three) years preceding the survey (including current pregnancies)
Group: Fertility planning status
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: PR_PLST_W_LAT
Indicator description
Indicator: Percentage of births not wanted at all
Measure: Percent
Definition: Percentage of births in the five (or three) years preceding the survey not wanted at all
Denominator: Births to women in the five (or three) years preceding the survey (including current pregnancies)
Group: Fertility planning status
Universe: Women
Type: Indicator
Decimals: 1
Indicator ID: PR_PLST_W_NOM
DHS Quickstats Indicators

  Indicator Name Indicator Definition Indicator Denominator  
Percentage of births wanted then Percentage of births in the five (or three) years preceding the survey wanted then Births to women in the five (or three) years preceding the survey (including current pregnancies) (W)
Percentage of births wanted later Percentage of births in the five (or three) years preceding the survey wanted later Births to women in the five (or three) years preceding the survey (including current pregnancies) (W)
Percentage of births not wanted at all Percentage of births in the five (or three) years preceding the survey not wanted at all Births to women in the five (or three) years preceding the survey (including current pregnancies) (W)