State of World Population 2012 - UNFPA Haiti

groups (Maya, Xinka, and Garifuna) account fornearly 40 per cent of the total population and75 per cent of its poor, 39 per cent of marriedindigenous women ages 15–49 have an unmetneed for family planning and are thereforeunable to exercise their right to family planning(Guatemala Ministry of Public Health andSocial Assistance, 2003). In contrast, 22 per centof non-indigenous women have an unmet needfor family planning. These disparities in accessto services contribute to the high fertility rate(6.1) among indigenous women who are also atgreater risk of maternal death compared to nonindigenouswomen.CASE STUDYUNFPA and indigenous groups inLatin AmericaIn order to address the high maternal and infantmortality among indigenous women, youth andadolescent girls, UNFPA has been working toincrease their access to quality, safe and culturallyacceptable maternal, newborn and reproductivehealth services, including family planning(UNFPA, 2012d). In so doing, UNFPA hasbeen promoting intercultural dialogue amongtraditional health systems with national, predominantlyWestern allopathic health systems,Need for family planning reflected in multi-year gap between men’s age atfirst intercourse and age at marriageMean age at first intercourseMean age at marriageSub-Saharan Africa18.923.7Latin Americaand the Caribbean1723.8South andSoutheast Asia22.323.50 10 20 30Age• In sub-Saharan Africa, young men have sex approximately five years before they marry• In Latin America and the Caribbean, young men on average have sex before their 18th birthday, and then wait nearlyseven years before marrying• In South and Southeast Asia, the gap (1.1 years) between men’s self-reported age at first intercourse and their age atmarriage is significantly less compared to other regions.Source: Select countries with latest available demographic and health survey data, data: IFC Macro DHS StatcompilerTHE STATE OF WORLD POPULATION 201257