Table 2 Percentage of women age 15–49 who have had a hysterectomy, and among women with a hysterectomy according to background characteristics, India, 2019–21
Background characteristics | Number of women | Number of women with hysterectomy | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
15–29 | 359,152 | 804 | 0.2 |
30–39 | 197,936 | 6564 | 3.3 |
40–49 | 167,050 | 16,247 | 9.7 |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 235,278 | 5988 | 2.3 |
Rural | 488,836 | 17,627 | 3.6 |
Religion | |||
Hindu | 589,164 | 20,233 | 3.4 |
Muslim | 97,595 | 2247 | 2.3 |
Christian | 16,995 | 553 | 3.3 |
Others (Sikh, Buddhist/neo-buddhist, jain, jewish, parsi/Zoroastrian, no religion & other) | 20,360 | 581 | 2.9 |
Caste | |||
Schedule caste (SC) | 158,482 | 4911 | 3.1 |
Schedule tribe (ST) | 67,262 | 1459 | 2.1 |
Other backward class (OBC) | 310,782 | 11,284 | 3.6 |
Others | 187,586 | 5960 | 3.2 |
Education level | |||
No education | 162,450 | 11,618 | 7.2 |
Primary | 84,922 | 3949 | 4.7 |
Secondary | 363,395 | 7206 | 2.0 |
Higher | 113,346 | 842 | 0.7 |
Wealth Index | |||
Poorest | 133,973 | 3820 | 2.9 |
Poorer | 144,813 | 5049 | 3.5 |
Middle | 148,616 | 5483 | 3.7 |
Richer | 150,680 | 5205 | 3.5 |
Richest | 146,032 | 4056 | 2.8 |
Marital status | |||
Currently married | 521,352 | 21,624 | 4.2 |
Widowed | 22,597 | 1677 | 7.4 |
Others (Never married/divorced/separated) | 180,165 | 314 | 0.2 |
Parity | |||
No children | 223,105 | 435 | 0.2 |
1 child | 103,185 | 1732 | 1.7 |
2 children | 195,458 | 8117 | 4.2 |
3 & above | 202,365 | 13,332 | 6.6 |
Age at first cohabitation# | |||
 < 15 years | 65,272 | 5569 | 8.5 |
15–19 years | 340,003 | 14,703 | 4.3 |
20 & above years | 146,764 | 3279 | 2.2 |
Region | |||
North | 102,199 | 2322 | 2.3 |
Central | 180,228 | 4573 | 2.5 |
East | 164,828 | 6269 | 3.8 |
North-east | 26,745 | 319 | 1.2 |
West | 71,849 | 2591 | 3.6 |
South | 178,623 | 7541 | 4.2 |
Total | 724,115 | 23,616 | 3.3 |