This repository has code and data downloaded from World Population Prospects 2022 for estimating the following:

1. Number of adolescent mothers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in 2023 (adolescent_mothers_current.R, unpopulation_dataportal_20230817160939.csv, unpopulation_dataportal_20230817164255.csv) = 14,984,277
   Out of 64,177,796 adolescent women in 2023
2. Projection of number of adolescents in SSA in 2030 (adolescent_projections.R, unpopulation_dataportal_20230817144903.csv) = 321,444,348
3. 2022 estimate of 10-17 year olds in SSA = 35 (or 34) million
4. 2023 population of 0-19 year olds (inclusive) in Africa is 735 million, 2030 = 825 million, 2050 = 1.023 billion

Notes:

• Adolescents defined as 10-19 years of age
• Adolescent mothers are of age 15-19 years
• The data, methods, and assumptions are described in the R scripts