title: Fertility planning status
unit_of_measure: Percent distribution of births to women age 15-49 in the 5 years before the survey (including current pregnancies) by planning status of births
linearized_input: Fertility planning status | Percent distribution of births to women age 15-49 in the 5 years before the survey (including current pregnancies) by planning status of births | (Wanted then, 0.95) (Mistimed, 0.03) (Unwanted , 0.02)
table_text: Almost all births in the 5 years before the survey were wanted at the time of conception (95%). Only 3% of births were mistimed (that is, wanted at a later date), and 2% were not wanted at all The percentage of births that were wanted has increased slightly in the past 5 years, from 93% in 2012 to 95% in 2017. The percentage of unwanted births has decreased from 3% to 2%.
target: Almost all births in the 5 years before the survey were wanted at the time of conception (95%). Only 3% of births were mistimed (that is, wanted at a later date), and 2% were not wanted at all