Changes in Fertility Decline in Rwanda: A Decomposition Analysis

Table 1

Percentage of women aged 20–49 according to selected characteristics and change between 1992 and 2000 and between 2000 and 2010, respectively.

Variable	Category	1992	2000	Change	2000	2010	Change
Marital status	Never married	15.3	14.6	−0.7	14.6	23.0	+8.4
	In a union	72.0	62.1	−9.9	62.1	63.2	+1.1
	Widowed	5.2	10.7	+5.5	10.7	6.9	−3.8
	Separated	7.4	12.6	+5.2	12.6	6.8	−5.8
Child mortality	None	83.1	76.7	−6.4	76.7	91.5	+14.8
	One or more	16.9	23.3	+6.4	23.3	8.5	−14.8
Number of living children 24 months prior to the interview	0–2	51.9	56.7	+4.8	56.7	59.2	+2.5
	3	12.4	12.0	−0.4	12.0	12.3	+0.3
	4	10.8	10.2	−0.6	10.2	10.6	+0.4
	5+	25.0	21.0	−4.0	21.0	17.9	−3.1
Contraceptive use	Not using	82.7	90.4	+7.7	90.4	64.2	−26.2
	Folkloric/traditional	6.6	5.2	−1.4	5.2	4.2	−1.0
	Modern	10.7	4.4	−6.3	4.4	31.7	+27.3
Woman’s age	20–24	24.5	24.5	0	24.5	25.2	+0.7
	25–29	20.6	20.5	−0.1	20.5	23.3	+2.8
	30–34	20.3	16.3	−4.0	16.3	17.0	+0.7
	35–39	14.6	15.4	+0.8	15.4	13.3	−2.1
	40–44	12.1	13.4	+1.3	13.4	10.8	−2.6
	45–49	7.8	9.9	+2.1	9.9	10.4	+0.5
Education level	No education	42.9	34.5	−8.4	34.5	18.9	−15.6
	Primary	49.7	54.2	+4.5	54.2	67.1	+12.9
	Secondary/high	7.4	11.3	+3.9	11.3	13.9	+2.6
Place of residence	Urban	6.2	16.1	+9.9	16.1	15.0	−0.9
	Rural	93.8	83.9	−9.9	83.9	85.0	+2.1
Total		100%	100%		100%	100%
Number of women		5079	7694		7694	10708