Exact age by which event experienced | Percentage of women (aged 25–49 years) | Exact age by which event experienced | Percentage of men (aged 25–59 years) | ||||||
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1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 1996 | ||||||
Marriage | First sex | Marriage | First sex | Marriage | First sex | Marriage | First sex | ||
Source: DHS 1996 and 2000.5,6 | |||||||||
NA, not applicable. | |||||||||
15 years | 4.6 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 15 | NA | 20.8 |
18 years | 24.2 | 36.6 | 24.7 | 39.0 | 23.4 | 38.2 | 18 | NA | 66.4 |
20 years | 41.3 | 55.0 | 42.1 | 58.2 | 39.2 | 58.2 | 20 | 14.4 | 84.9 |
25 years | 71.8 | 81.3 | 72.3 | 82.2 | 68.8 | 82.2 | 25 | 52.2 | 95.4 |
Never/not yet | 13.4 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 14.1 | 6.5 | Never/not yet | 16.1 | 0.7 |
Median age | 21.1 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 18.9 | 21.4 | 19.0 | Median age | 24.7 | 16.8 |
Difference in median ages of marriage and first sex | 1.7 | 2 | 2.4 | Difference in median ages of marriage and first sex | 7.9 |