Table 3 Highest coefficients and rates of women who were first married by 15 (of women ages 20–24), p-value ≤ 0.10
Country | Income Category | Coefficient | p-val | Sig | Start Rate (yo) | End Rate (ye) | Start Year | End Year | Category based on end value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increasing trend a | |||||||||
 Somalia | Low | 0.6 | 0 | * | 8.4 | 16.8 | 2006 | 2020 | medium |
 Belize | Upper-middle | 0.58 | 0 | * | 3.4 | 6.3 | 2011 | 2016 | medium |
 Papua New Guinea | Low-middle | 0.49 | 0 | * | 2.1 | 8.0 | 2006 | 2018 | low |
 Central African Republic | Low | 0.3 | 0.09 | * | 19.6 | 25.8 | 1995 | 2019 | high |
 Madagascar | Low | 0.14 | 0.06 | * | 8.6 | 12.7 | 1992 | 2018 | medium |
Decreasing trend a | |||||||||
 Afghanistan | Low | -2.3 | 0 | * | 8.8 | 4.2 | 2015 | 2017 | low |
 Bangladesh | Low-middle | -1.25 | 0 | * | 47.2 | 15.5 | 1994 | 2019 | medium |
 Niger | Low | -0.95 | 0.01 | * | 50.3 | 28.0 | 1992 | 2012 | high |
 Mauritania | Low-middle | -0.21 | 0 | * | 20.8 | 17.8 | 2001 | 2015 | medium |
 Guinea | Low | -0.42 | 0.01 | * | 27.5 | 17.0 | 1999 | 2018 | medium |
No trend b | |||||||||
 Chad | Low | -0.22 | 0.19 |  | 28.6 | 24.2 | 1997 | 2019 | high |
 Burkina Faso | Low | 0.01 | 0.94 |  | 9.5 | 10.2 | 1993 | 2010 | medium |
 Congo, Dem. Rep | Low | 0.03 | 0.72 |  | 8.3 | 8.4 | 2007 | 2018 | low |