Afghanistan Mortality Survey 2010 - Measure DHS

Table 3.11 Age at first marriagePercentage of women age 12-49 who were first married by specific exact ages and median age at first marriage, accordingto current age, Afghanistan 2010Percentage first married by exact age:Current age 12 15 18 20 22 25PercentagenevermarriedNumberMedianage at firstmarriage12-14 0.0 na na na na na 99.5 8,382 a15-19 0.3 4.0 na na na na 82.6 11,496 a20-24 1.3 13.7 39.2 56.5 na na 33.8 7,952 19.225-29 2.0 19.8 49.6 67.9 80.5 88.0 10.1 5,901 18.030-34 2.4 25.3 60.0 76.5 86.6 92.7 3.6 4,189 16.935-39 1.7 20.4 56.4 75.4 87.0 93.9 1.3 4,109 17.440-44 1.9 22.5 51.6 70.9 86.7 94.5 1.0 3,198 17.845-49 1.4 18.5 47.5 66.0 81.6 92.3 0.5 2,620 18.320-49 1.8 19.2 49.3 67.2 na na 12.6 27,970 18.125-49 2.0 21.3 53.2 71.5 84.3 91.8 4.2 20,017 17.7Note: The age at first marriage is defined as the age at which the respondent began living with her first husbandna = Not applicable because of censoringa = Omitted because less than 50 percent of the women married for the first time before reaching the beginning of theage groupFigure 3.4 Trends in Percent First Married at Exact Ages100 Percent ever married 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-3980604020015 18 20 22 25Age AMS 2010Table 3.12 shows the median age at first marriage among women age 20-49 by five-year agegroups, according to background characteristics. Among women 20-49, urban women marry about oneyear later than rural women. Women who live in the South zone marry about one year later than womenfrom the Central and North zones. The median age at marriage ranges from a low of 15.7 years in theCentral Highland region to a high of 19.5 years in the South Eastern region—a difference of about 4years. However, it is important to note here that due to coverage issues the AMS sample for the Southzone and regions within it is biased toward urban residents.52 | Fertility, Marriage, and Family Planning