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State of World Population 2015

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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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