In 2022, a survey conducted among teenagers (ages 15 to 19 years) in Kenya showed that those in the highest wealth quintile were less likely to have ever been pregnant than those in the lowest quintile, with a share of 7.5 percent and 21.1 percent, respectively.
Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by wealth quintile
Total number of women respondents:
Lowest quintile: 1,235
Second quintile: 1,443
Middle quintile: 1,279
Fourth quintile: 1,064
Highest quintile: 1,004
The source states the following: "Percentage of women age 15–19 who have ever had a live birth, percentage who have ever had a pregnancy loss, percentage who are currently pregnant, and percentage who have ever been pregnant, according to background characteristics, Kenya DHS 2022".
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (January 18, 2023). Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by wealth quintile [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446764/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-wealth-quintile/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by wealth quintile." Chart. January 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446764/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-wealth-quintile/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by wealth quintile. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446764/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-wealth-quintile/
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Share of teenage pregnancies in Kenya in 2022, by wealth quintile [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, January 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446764/share-of-teenage-pregnancies-in-kenya-by-wealth-quintile/
