Malawi 2015-16

Table A-4.2.2 Number of men’s wives: Districts
Percent distribution of currently married men age 15-49 by number of wives,
according to region of residence, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Number of wives
Region of residence 1 2+ Total
Number of
men
Northern
Chitipa 88.8 11.2 100.0 48
Karonga 76.2 23.8 100.0 86
Likoma 93.0 7.0 100.0 3
Mzimba 93.6 6.4 100.0 271
Nkhata Bay 89.6 10.4 100.0 58
Rumphi 88.5 11.5 100.0 51
Total 89.3 10.7 100.0 516
Central
Dedza 96.1 3.9 100.0 176
Dowa 94.3 5.7 100.0 210
Kasungu 87.1 12.9 100.0 199
Lilongwe 94.1 5.9 100.0 667
Mchinji 93.3 6.7 100.0 149
Nkhotakota 89.2 10.8 100.0 83
Ntcheu 93.6 6.4 100.0 145
Ntchisi 92.1 7.9 100.0 94
Salima 92.1 7.9 100.0 106
Total 93.0 7.0 100.0 1,830
Southern
Balaka 95.1 4.9 100.0 76
Blantyre 93.4 6.6 100.0 276
Chikhwawa 89.3 10.7 100.0 139
Chiradzulu 99.1 0.9 100.0 76
Machinga 89.8 10.2 100.0 122
Mangochi 90.1 9.9 100.0 197
Mulanje 95.5 4.5 100.0 159
Mwanza 95.3 4.7 100.0 29
Neno 89.2 10.8 100.0 40
Nsanje 95.4 4.6 100.0 57
Phalombe 94.0 6.0 100.0 116
Thyolo 98.6 1.4 100.0 151
Zomba 93.0 7.0 100.0 245
Total 93.4 6.6 100.0 1,684
Total 92.7 7.3 100.0 4,030
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