Table III

Dependency ratios by region and gender

Sub-Saharan AfricaLatin America
WomenMenWomenMenTotal
Mean household size3.89 (0.15)2.92 (0.14)4.50 (0.15)3.97 (0.21)3.83 (0.08)
Mean number of children (under 16)1.42 (0.11)0.76 (0.08)1.62 (0.11)1.13 (0.13)1.25 (0.06)
Mean dependency ratio (no. of children: total household size)0.31 (0.02)0.17 (0.02)0.31 (0.02)0.22 (0.02)0.26 (0.01)
Mean dependency ratio (no. of children: adults aged 16-64 years)0.76 (0.07)0.35 (0.04)0.73 (0.06)0.50 (0.07)0.59 (0.03)
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Note: Standard errors are shown in parenthesis

Source: IEMS (2012) Survey

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