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Table 6 Among ever-married men aged 20–29 and 40–49, the mean number of children ever fathered and mean number of living children, by men’s age at marriage

From: Child marriage among boys in high-prevalence countries: an analysis of sexual and reproductive health outcomes

Country

Ever-married men currently aged 20–29

Ever-married men currently aged 40–49

Mean number of children fathered

Mean number of living children

Mean number of children fathered

Mean number of living children

Married by age 18

Married at/ after age 18

Married by age 18

Married at/ after age 18

Married by age 18

Married at/ after age 18

Married by age 18

Married at/ after age 18

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

2.09 (1.90–2.28)

1.48 (1.38–1.58)

1.97 (1.78–2.16)

1.39 (1.29–1.49)

6.42 (5.55–7.28)

4.52 (4.32–4.72)

5.38 (4.60–6.16)

3.98 (3.81–4.14)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Comoros

2.10 (1.03–3.17)

0.98 (0.73–1.23)

1.77 (0.90–2.64)

0.96 (0.71–1.20)

8.33 (6.25–10.42)

4.68 (4.11–5.25)

7.33 (5.96–8.70)

4.37 (3.87–4.87)

P = 0.046

P = 0.077

P = 0.001

P < 0.001

Guatemala

2.12 (1.96–2.28)

1.36 (1.30–1.41)

2.00 (1.85–2.16)

1.30 (1.25–1.36)

6.07 (5.68–6.46)

4.47 (4.31–4.64)

5.58 (5.22–5.95)

4.22 (4.06–4.37)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Guyana

0.90 (0.52–1.29)

0.78 (0.63–0.94)

0.87 (0.50–1.25)

0.75 (0.60–0.90)

3.88 (2.70–5.07)

3.31 (3.00–3.61)

3.66 (2.64–4.68)

3.14 (2.85–3.43)

P = 0.556

P = 0.535

P = 0.358

P = 0.343

Honduras

1.86 (1.70–2.02)

1.17 (1.10–1.24)

1.79 (1.63–1.95)

1.14 (1.07–1.21)

5.29 (4.72–5.87)

4.14 (3.96–4.32)

4.99 (4.47–5.51)

3.96 (3.79–4.12)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Madagascar

2.35 (2.14–2.56)

1.53 (1.44–1.61)

2.25 (2.05–2.44)

1.47 (1.39–1.56)

5.97 (5.28–6.66)

4.71 (4.54–4.88)

5.41 (4.79–6.02)

4.41 (4.25–4.56)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P = 0.002

Mozambique

2.89 (2.56–3.21)

1.59 (1.47–1.72)

2.42 (2.12–2.72)

1.38 (1.27–1.49)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

  

Nepal

2.19 (1.90–2.48)

1.02 (0.90–1.13)

2.00 (1.73–2.28)

0.97 (0.86–1.08)

4.45 (4.20–4.69)

3.43 (3.24–3.62)

3.99 (3.77–4.22)

3.07 (2.92–3.23)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Nicaragua

1.41 (1.26–1.55)

1.08 (0.98–1.17)

1.38 (1.24–1.52)

1.05 (0.96–1.15)

5.39 (4.80–5.98)

3.65 (3.39–3.91)

4.96 (4.42–5.51)

3.48 (3.23–3.73)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Thailand

1.24 (1.09–1.38)

0.79 (0.72–0.86)

1.23 (1.09–1.38)

0.78 (0.72–0.85)

2.17 (1.92–2.43)

1.78 (1.73–1.83)

2.12 (1.90–2.34)

1.75 (1.70–1.80)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P = 0.002

P = 0.001

  1. For Mozambique, estimates for men aged 40–49 who were married by age 18 are based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases, so values are not shown