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CHAPTER 5<br />

FERTILITY<br />

Table A-5.2 Fertility: district<br />

Total fertility rate for the 3 years preceding the survey, percentage of women<br />

age 15-49 currently pregnant, and mean number of children ever born to<br />

women age 40-49 years, according to district, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

District<br />

Total fertility rate<br />

Percentage of<br />

women age<br />

15-49 currently<br />

pregnant<br />

Mean number of<br />

children ever<br />

born to women<br />

age 40-49<br />

Northern<br />

Chitipa 4.5 7.6 6.4<br />

Karonga 4.3 8.7 6.1<br />

Likoma 3.6 6.7 5.1<br />

Mzimba 3.9 8.3 5.6<br />

Nkhata Bay 4.5 8.2 5.4<br />

Rumphi 4.6 6.9 5.8<br />

Total 4.2 8.1 5.7<br />

Central<br />

Dedza 4.4 7.5 6.4<br />

Dowa 4.0 5.9 5.9<br />

Kasungu 4.5 6.8 6.2<br />

Lilongwe 3.8 8.3 6.0<br />

Mchinji 5.1 8.7 6.8<br />

Nkhotakota 5.2 7.6 6.5<br />

Ntcheu 4.8 7.4 6.2<br />

Ntchisi 5.1 9.1 6.8<br />

Salima 5.6 9.3 7.0<br />

Total 4.4 7.8 6.2<br />

Southern<br />

Balaka 4.6 8.9 6.1<br />

Blantyre 3.4 4.4 5.0<br />

Chikhwawa 5.6 7.1 6.1<br />

Chiradzulu 4.2 6.9 5.0<br />

Machinga 6.6 10.1 6.3<br />

Mangochi 5.3 9.8 6.2<br />

Mulanje 4.5 6.2 5.8<br />

Mwanza 4.4 5.6 6.1<br />

Neno 5.3 8.4 6.5<br />

Nsanje 5.7 8.4 5.9<br />

Phalombe 5.0 8.1 6.0<br />

Thyolo 3.5 6.4 5.4<br />

Zomba 4.1 7.8 5.6<br />

Total 4.6 7.3 5.7<br />

Total 4.4 7.6 5.9<br />

Note: Total fertility rates are for the period 1-36 months prior to interview.<br />

340 • Appendix A

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