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Table A-13.12 Age at first sexual intercourse among young people: Districts<br />

Percentage of young women and young men age 15-24 who had sexual intercourse before age 15 and percentage of young women and<br />

young men age 18-24 who had sexual intercourse before age 18, according to district, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

District<br />

Women age 15-24 Women age 18-24 Men age 15-24 Men age 18-24<br />

Percentage<br />

who had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

before age<br />

15<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Percentage<br />

who had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

before age<br />

18<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Percentage<br />

who had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

before age<br />

15<br />

Number of<br />

men<br />

Percentage<br />

who had<br />

sexual<br />

intercourse<br />

before age<br />

18<br />

Number of<br />

men<br />

Northern<br />

Chitipa 8.1 90 na na 11.4 28 na na<br />

Karonga 19.1 176 na na 12.7 60 na na<br />

Likoma 11.9 8 63.4 5 10.2 3 62.8 2<br />

Mzimba 15.2 627 54.7 452 13.2 239 41.6 174<br />

Nkhata Bay 14.7 137 63.1 95 13.0 49 51.2 28<br />

Rumphi 11.5 121 61.2 79 18.9 39 49.5 24<br />

Total 14.7 1,159 57.8 822 13.5 419 41.9 288<br />

Central<br />

Dedza 10.6 483 51.1 320 20.7 144 54.6 78<br />

Dowa 4.3 496 37.1 366 <strong>16</strong>.5 143 47.4 93<br />

Kasungu 8.7 427 48.3 281 13.8 139 46.8 87<br />

Lilongwe 10.1 1,708 50.9 1,214 <strong>16</strong>.8 509 45.8 337<br />

Mchinji 14.2 297 56.6 212 26.8 109 65.3 66<br />

Nkhotakota 9.4 236 56.3 155 22.1 72 57.0 43<br />

Ntcheu 18.1 421 65.6 296 13.6 130 43.3 87<br />

Ntchisi 5.1 174 40.3 125 <strong>16</strong>.5 56 49.0 39<br />

Salima 19.3 292 64.5 208 34.4 95 66.3 63<br />

Total 10.8 4,536 51.6 3,177 18.8 1,396 50.2 893<br />

Southern<br />

Balaka 10.4 263 65.8 <strong>16</strong>8 17.1 74 65.3 46<br />

Blantyre 10.1 897 52.1 611 10.7 232 39.9 155<br />

Chikhwawa 19.6 259 65.8 177 28.5 94 70.7 66<br />

Chiradzulu 14.5 210 64.1 143 22.4 63 59.2 39<br />

Machinga 22.1 355 67.6 265 21.5 85 60.4 50<br />

Mangochi 22.6 713 76.2 512 26.1 213 60.4 126<br />

Mulanje 21.2 390 76.2 264 13.2 146 62.3 94<br />

Mwanza 9.9 72 59.1 50 11.7 23 45.0 <strong>16</strong><br />

Neno 13.8 108 63.2 73 28.0 30 (50.4) 14<br />

Nsanje 20.0 139 65.4 105 24.7 48 75.3 28<br />

Phalombe 17.2 273 70.8 179 26.8 79 66.8 48<br />

Thyolo 17.0 475 61.9 308 29.6 144 68.8 87<br />

Zomba <strong>16</strong>.3 572 73.1 411 17.2 180 65.7 122<br />

Total <strong>16</strong>.8 4,727 66.4 3,265 20.5 1,411 59.9 892<br />

Total 13.9 10,422 59.0 7,264 18.9 3,226 53.2 2,073<br />

na = Not available<br />

408 • Appendix A

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