Teenage pregnancy rate too high

One in five women under 19 has a child
Namibia is not meeting its targets for socioeconomic transformation.
Ellanie Smit
  • 2 Year Ago - 2022-03-24 01:00:00
Although there has been a significant decline in the fertility rate in Namibia from 4.5 children per woman in 1996 to 3.3 in 2019, the teenage pregnancy rate remains high at 19%.�
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