Codes and Frequencies
Description
BIRTHSOTHER (V237) indicates whether the woman had any other live births in the interval between the last reported birth and the date of the interview. The question for this variable verifies whether the woman omitted any births when reporting her birth record. Omitted births should be included in the final version of the birth history in the variable CHEB (V201).
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and minor variation in question wording, BIRTHSOTHER (V237) has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
BIRTHSOTHER (V237) first appears in phase III of the standard DHS questionnaire. The question was originally only asked of women whose last birth reported was more than 4 years prior to the survey. In phase IV and beyond, all women who have ever had a live birth were asked the question.
Universe
- Afghanistan 2015: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Angola 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Angola 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Bangladesh 1997: Ever-married women age 10-49 who have ever given birth.
- Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49 who have ever given birth.
- Bangladesh 2004: Ever-married women age 10-49 who have ever given birth.
- Bangladesh 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49 who have ever given birth.
- Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Burkina Faso 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Burkina Faso 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Burundi 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Burundi 2012: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Cameroon 2022: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Comoros 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Comoros 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Congo Brazzaville 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Ethiopia 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Ethiopia 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Gabon 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Ghana 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 3 years before the interview.
- Ghana 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Ghana 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Ghana 2019: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Guinea 2021: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Kenya 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Kenya 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Kenya 2020: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Lesotho 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Liberia 2009: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Liberia 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Liberia 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Madagascar 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Madagascar 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Madagascar 2011: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Madagascar 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Madagascar 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Malawi 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Malawi 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Malawi 2012: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Malawi 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Malawi 2017: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Mali 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Mali 2021: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Morocco 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Mozambique 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Mozambique 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Mozambique 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Mozambique 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Myanmar 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Namibia 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Namibia 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Namibia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Nepal 1996: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever been pregnant and whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Nepal 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Niger 2021: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 2 years before the interview.
- Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Nigeria 2010: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Nigeria 2015: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Nigeria 2021: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Pakistan 2006: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Pakistan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Rwanda 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Rwanda 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Rwanda 2013: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Rwanda 2017: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Rwanda 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Senegal 2006: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Senegal 2008: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Senegal 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Senegal 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Senegal 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Senegal 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Senegal 2021: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Sierra Leone 2016: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Tanzania 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Tanzania 2017: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Togo 2017: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Uganda 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Uganda 2009: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Uganda 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Uganda 2014: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Uganda 2018: Women age 15-49 who gave birth in the past 5 years.
- Yemen 2013: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth, whose last birth reported in the birth history schedule was more than 4 years before the interview.
- Zambia 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Zambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Zimbabwe 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever given birth.