According to the Population Reference Bureau, in 2024, 4.7 million babies, or about 3.5% of all babies worldwide, will be born to mothers under 18 years old, and about 340,000 will be born to girls under 15 years old - with serious consequences for the health and well-being of both young mothers and their children.
In Vietnam, according to the Directorate of Statistics, each year the population of Vietnam increases by nearly 1 million people. The number of women of childbearing age (15-49) is about 25 million people, the number of women of childbearing age is forecast to continue to increase, the demand for contraceptives continues to increase.
The report on the results of the survey on the Sustainable Development Goals for Vietnamese children and women 2020-2021 shows that: The total unmet need for family planning has not decreased but continues to increase, from 6.1% (in 2014) to 10.2% (in 2021) among women who are currently married or living together, especially this rate among women who have sex, are currently unmarried or not living together as husband and wife is up to 40.7%.
The birth rate among adolescents (aged 15-19) remains high, nationwide at 42 live births per 1,000 women, highest in the Northern Midlands and Mountains (115) and the Central Highlands (76), where ethnic minorities are concentrated 3.
Mr. Le Thanh Dung - Director of the Department of Population, Ministry of Health - said: The theme of World Contraception Day on September 26 this year in Vietnam is "Young people should take responsibility for safe sex and proactively use contraception for their own happiness and for the future of the country".
Being proactive in contraception will help you be proactive in having children, the time of birth, the spacing of births and the number of children, ensuring that each child born is expected by the parents and the parents are ready to raise them...
