Median age at first sex by country, cohort, sex, and age at survey (pooled data)
| Cohort | Age at survey (years) | Ghana | Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||||||
| Oldest | 15–19 | 16.4 | |||||
| 20–24 | 18.3 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 19.4 | |
| 25–29 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 18.6 | |
| Middle | 15–19 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 15.7 | 18.5 |
| 20–24 | 19.3 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 17.1 | ||
| Youngest | 15–19 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 16.5 | ||
| Women | |||||||
| Oldest | 15–19 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 19.0 |
| 20–24 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 18.3 | |
| 25–29 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 18.5 | |
| Middle | 15–19 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 18.8 |
| 20–24 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 18.4 | |
| Youngest | 15–19 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 18.6 |