Sapana Suwal, 25, with her children in shelter for earthquake survivors, Bhaktapur, Nepal Photos Š Panos Pictures/Brian Sokol
ADOLESCENT BIRTH RATES TEND TO BE HIGHER IN FRAGILE STATES
UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING GENERALLY GREATER AMONG MORE FRAGILE STATES
250
45
Unmet need for family planning, women aged 15-49
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
40
200
150
100
50
35 30 25 20 15 10 5
0
0
0
20
40 60 80 100 Level of state fragility
120
140
0
20
40 60 80 100 Level of state fragility
120
140
THE STATE OF WORLD POPULATION 2015
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