Figure 7: Percentage of Current Smokers and
Current Frequent Drinkers, Among Women Aged 15–44
Figure 7 is a bar chart showing the percentage of women aged 15 to 44 who are
current smokers and current frequent drinkers in eight countries. These
data come from surveys conducted between 1993 and 2001.
Eastern Europe
-
Czech Republic
-
Smokers 30%
-
Frequent drinkers 1%
-
Moldova
-
Smokers 6%
-
Frequent drinkers 16%
-
Romania
-
Smokers 30%
-
Frequent drinkers 28%
-
Russia
-
Smokers 28%
-
Frequent drinkers data not shown
-
Ukraine
-
Smokers 19%
-
Frequent drinkers data not shown
Caucasus
-
Armenia
-
Smokers 3%
-
Frequent drinkers data not shown
-
Azerbaijan
-
Smokers 1%
-
Frequent drinkers data not shown
-
Georgia
-
Smokers 6%
-
Frequent drinkers 3%
Note: CZ—Czech
Republic; MD—Moldova;
RO—Romania;
RU—Russia;
UA—Ukraine;
AM—Armenia;
AZ—Azerbaijan;
GE—Georgia
*Data on current drinking not shown in Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, and
Azerbaijan
Figure 8: Percentage Who Have Heard of HIV/AIDS
and Percent Who Know that HIV Infection Can be Asymptomatic, Among Women
Aged 15–44
Figure 8
is a bar chart showing the percentage of women aged 15 to 44 in 10
countries who have heard of HIV/AIDS, and the percentage who know that HIV
infection can be asymptomatic. These data come from surveys conducted
between 1993 and 2001.
Eastern Europe
- Czech Republic
- Heard of HIV/AIDS
100%
- Know HIV can be asymptomatic 72%
- Moldova
- Heard of
HIV/AIDS 99%
-
Know HIV can be asymptomatic 79%
- Romania
- Heard of HIV/AIDS 100%
-
Know HIV can be asymptomatic 66%
- Russia
- Heard of
HIV/AIDS data not collected
-
Know HIV can be asymptomatic 59%
- Ukraine
- Heard of
HIV/AIDS data not collected
-
Know HIV can be asymptomatic 59%
Caucasus
- Armenia
- Heard of HIV/AIDS 94%
-
Know HIV can be asymptomatic 56%
- Azerbaijan
- Heard
of HIV/AIDS 74%
-
Know HIV can be asymptomatic 21%
- Georgia
- Heard of
HIV/AIDS 93%
-
Know HIV can be asymptomatic 52%
Central Asia
- Kazakhstan
- Heard of HIV/AIDS 98%
-
Know HIV can be asymptomatic 68%
- Turkmenistan
- Heard
of HIV/AIDS 73%
- Know HIV can be asymptomatic 50%
Note: CZ—Czech
Republic; MD—Moldova;
RO—Romania;
RU—Russia;
UA—Ukraine;
AM—Armenia;
AZ—Azerbaijan;
GE—Georgia;
KZ—Kazakhstan;
TM—Turkmenistan.
*Data on the percent of women who have heard of HIV/AIDS were not
collected in Russia or Ukraine.
Figure 9: Percent Who Were Ever Breastfed, Among
Children
Figure 9
is a bar chart showing the percentage of children in six countries who
were ever breastfed. These data come from surveys conducted between 1996
and 2001.
Caucasus
- Armenia 89%
- Azerbaijan 95%
Central Asia
- Kazakhstan 95%
- Kyrgyz Republic
95%
- Turkmenistan 97%
- Uzbekistan 96%
Note: AM—Armenia;
AZ—Azerbaijan;
KZ—Kazakhstan;
KG—Kyrgyz
Republic; TM—Turkmenistan;
UZ—Uzbekistan.
Figure 10: Median Duration of Exclusive
Breastfeeding, in Months, Among Children Under 36 Months of Age.
Figure
10
is a bar chart showing the median duration, in months, of
exclusive breastfeeding of children who were under the age of 36 months at
the time of the survey. These data come from surveys conducted between
1996 and 2001.
Caucasus Region
- Armenia 1.4 months
- Azerbaijan 0.4
months
Central Asia
- Kazakhstan 0.7 months
- Kyrgyz Republic 0.7 months
- Turkmenistan 0.5 months
- Uzbekistan 0.4 months
In all the countries surveyed, the median falls far
short of the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding of 6 months.
Note: AM—Armenia; AZ—Azerbaijan; KZ—Kazakhstan; KG—Kyrgyz Republic;
TM—Turkmenistan; UZ—Uzbekistan.
Figure 11: Percent of Women with Any Anemia,
Among Women of Reproductive Age
Figure
11
shows the percentage of women of reproductive age in six
countries who have any level of anemia (from mild to severe). These data
come from surveys conducted between 1996 and 2001.
Caucasus
- Armenia 12%
- Azerbaijan 40%
Central Asia
- Kazakhstan 36%
- Kyrgyz Republic
38%
- Turkmenistan 47%
- Uzbekistan 60%
Note: AM—Armenia; AZ—Azerbaijan; KZ—Kazakhstan; KG—Kyrgyz Republic;
TM—Turkmenistan; UZ—Uzbekistan.
Figure 12: Infant Mortality Estimates for the
Five-Year Period Preceding the Survey
Figure
12 is a bar chart showing estimates of infant mortality rates in
eight countries for the five-year period preceding the survey. The infant
mortality rate is the number of infant deaths (between birth and age 1)
per 1,000 livebirths. These data come from surveys conducted between 1996
and 2001.
Eastern Europe
Caucasus Region
- Armenia 36
- Azerbaijan 74
- Georgia 42
Central Asia
- Kazakhstan 62
- Kyrgyz Republic 61
- Turkmenistan 74
- Uzbekistan 49
Note: RO—Romania; AM—Armenia; AZ—Azerbaijan; GE—Georgia; KZ—Kazakhstan;
KG—Kyrgyz Republic; TM—Turkmenistan; UZ—Uzbekistan.
Figure 13: Reported
Sexual Experience Among Women Age 15–24
Figure
13 is a divided bar chart showing the percentage of young women
aged 15 to 24 in 7 countries who have had no sexual experience, who have
had sexual experience only after marriage and who had sexual experience
before marriage. These data come from surveys conducted between 1993 and
2001.
Eastern Europe
- Czech Republic
- No experience 27%
- After marriage 0%
- Before marriage 73%
- Moldova
- No experience 50%
- After marriage 23%
- Before marriage 26%
- Romania
- No experience 47%
- After marriage 13%
- Before marriage 41%
- Russia
- No experience 25%
- After marriage 3%
- Before marriage 71%
- Ukraine
- No experience 40%
- After marriage 9%
- Before marriage 51%
Caucasus
- Azerbaijan
- No experience 74%
- After marriage 25%
- Before marriage 1%
- Georgia
- No experience 67%
- After marriage 31%
- Before marriage 1%
Figure 14: Percent Who
Used Contraception at First Intercourse, Among Women Aged 15–24
Who Report Premarital Sexual Experience
Figure
14 is a divided bar chart showing the percentage of young women
aged 15 to 24 in 7 countries who have had premarital sexual experience,
who used contraception (either traditional or modern) at the time of first
intercourse. These data come from surveys conducted between 1993 and 2001.
Eastern Europe
- Czech Republic
- Traditional 30%
- Modern 28%
- Total 58%
- Moldova
- Traditional 20%
- Modern 14%
- Total 34%
- Romania
- Traditional 30%
- Modern 28%
- Total 58%
- Russia
- Traditional 14%
- Modern 33%
- Total 47%
- Ukraine
- Traditional 15%
- Modern 31%
- Total 46%
Caucasus
- Azerbaijan
- Traditional 7%
- Modern 7%
- Total 14%
- Georgia
- Traditional 0%
- Modern 3%
- Total 3%
Figure 15: Percent Who
Agree Sexuality Education Should be Taught in Schools, Among Women Aged 15–44
Figure
15 is a bar chart showing the percentage of women aged 15 to 44 in
four countries who agree that sexuality education should be taught in
schools. These data come from surveys conducted between 1997 and 2001.
Eastern Europe
Caucasus
- Azerbaijan 75%
- Georgia 86%
Figure 16: Percent Who
Had Discussions with a Parent or School-Based Lectures on a Sexual Topic
Before Age 18, Among Women Aged 15–24
Figure
16 is a bar chart showing the percentage of young women aged 15 to
24 in four countries who, before the age of 18, had discussions with their
parent or received school-based lectures on a sexual topic. These data
come from surveys conducted between 1997 and 2001.
Eastern Europe
- Moldova
- Discussions with a parent 79%
- School-based lectures 94%
- Romania
- Discussions with a parent
88%
- School-based lectures 89%
Caucasus
- Azerbaijan
- Discussions with a parent
56%
- School-based lectures 40%
- Georgia
- Discussions with a parent 61%
- School-based lectures 49%
Figure 17: Percentage
Who Reported Lifetime and Current Physical Abuse by a Partner, Among
Ever-Married Women 15–44
Figure
17 is a bar chart showing the percentage of ever-married women
aged 15 to 44 in six countries who reported physical abuse by a partner
sometime in their lifetime and currently (within the past 12 months).
These data come from surveys conducted between 1997 and 2001.
Eastern Europe
- Moldova
- Romania
- Russia
- Ukraine
Caucasus Region
Page last reviewed: 9/30/08
Page last modified: 4/17/06
Content source: Division
of Reproductive Health,
National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
