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Table A-6.6 Wanted fertility rates: Districts<br />

Total wanted fertility rates and total fertility rates for the 3<br />

years before the survey, according to district, <strong>Malawi</strong><br />

DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

District<br />

Total wanted<br />

fertility rates<br />

Total fertility<br />

rate<br />

Northern<br />

Chitipa 3.7 4.5<br />

Karonga 3.8 4.3<br />

Likoma 3.0 3.6<br />

Mzimba 3.0 3.9<br />

Nkhata Bay 3.6 4.5<br />

Rumphi 3.7 4.6<br />

Total 3.4 4.2<br />

Central<br />

Dedza 3.5 4.4<br />

Dowa 3.1 4.0<br />

Kasungu 3.3 4.5<br />

Lilongwe 3.1 3.8<br />

Mchinji 4.0 5.1<br />

Nkhotakota 3.8 5.2<br />

Ntcheu 3.6 4.8<br />

Ntchisi 3.8 5.1<br />

Salima 4.2 5.6<br />

Total 3.4 4.4<br />

Southern<br />

Balaka 3.6 4.6<br />

Blantyre 2.7 3.4<br />

Chikhwawa 4.3 5.6<br />

Chiradzulu 3.1 4.2<br />

Machinga 4.7 6.6<br />

Mangochi 4.4 5.3<br />

Mulanje 3.4 4.5<br />

Mwanza 3.3 4.4<br />

Neno 4.3 5.3<br />

Nsanje 4.2 5.7<br />

Phalombe 3.6 5.0<br />

Thyolo 2.7 3.5<br />

Zomba 2.9 4.1<br />

Total 3.5 4.6<br />

Total 3.4 4.4<br />

Note: Rates are calculated based on births to women age<br />

15-49 in the period 1-36 months before the survey. The<br />

total fertility rates are the same as those presented in<br />

Table A-5.2.<br />

Appendix A • 345

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