Table I. 12 months life table...

Table I.

12 months life table discontinuation rates by background characteristics during 5 years preceding the survey, Egypt DHS 2000, 2008 and 2014

Background characteristics	2000^a	2008	2014
Age
15-24	35	30.3	35
25-34	29.1	23.6	27.9
35-49	27.2	22.7	26.1
Number of living children
One	29.3	36.9	42.6
Two	28.4	22.6	28
Three	26.8	20.1	24.2
Four or more	31.9	22.1	24.2
Urban-rural residence
Urban	27.2	24.3	25
Rural	31.4	27.2	32.8
Place of residence
Urban governorates	25.8	22.8	24.9
Lower Egypt	26.7	23.3	28.5
Urban	25.8	21.2	23.5
Rural	27.1	23.9	29.7
Upper Egypt	35.1	30.9	34.6
Urban	30	29.2	26.6
Rural	37.8	31.6	37.7
Level of education
No education	30.9	24.7	28.3
Less than primary	29.5	28.5	33.1
Primary complete, some secondary	30.3	26.7	31.6
Secondary/higher	27.7	26.1	30.3
Wealth index quintiles
Lowest	33.3	26.9	33.6
Low	31.8	27.3	33.6
Middle	30.1	26.5	32
High	29.2	25.1	27.6
Highest	24.8	24.6	24.2
Total	29.5	26.1	30.1

Background characteristics	2000^a	2008	2014
Age
15-24	35	30.3	35
25-34	29.1	23.6	27.9
35-49	27.2	22.7	26.1
Number of living children
One	29.3	36.9	42.6
Two	28.4	22.6	28
Three	26.8	20.1	24.2
Four or more	31.9	22.1	24.2
Urban-rural residence
Urban	27.2	24.3	25
Rural	31.4	27.2	32.8
Place of residence
Urban governorates	25.8	22.8	24.9
Lower Egypt	26.7	23.3	28.5
Urban	25.8	21.2	23.5
Rural	27.1	23.9	29.7
Upper Egypt	35.1	30.9	34.6
Urban	30	29.2	26.6
Rural	37.8	31.6	37.7
Level of education
No education	30.9	24.7	28.3
Less than primary	29.5	28.5	33.1
Primary complete, some secondary	30.3	26.7	31.6
Secondary/higher	27.7	26.1	30.3
Wealth index quintiles
Lowest	33.3	26.9	33.6
Low	31.8	27.3	33.6
Middle	30.1	26.5	32
High	29.2	25.1	27.6
Highest	24.8	24.6	24.2
Total	29.5	26.1	30.1

Source:

Way (2003)

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