Table 2

Relationship formation and dissolution patterns by age and sex in the Africa Centre Demographic Information System, 2001–2011

	Females			Males
Age (years)	Person-years at risk	Per cent with at least one formation	Rate per 1000	Person-years at risk	Per cent with at least one formation	Rate per 1000
Formations
20–29	4109	67.2	483	9294	63.2	337
30–39	5828	50.5	305	5610	57.7	355
40–49	8471	28.6	112	2908	45.8	251
50–59	9026	10.8	34	1884	30.4	140
60+	22 783	6.6	12	2258	25.0	93
Dissolutions
20–29	29 639	17.1	54	27 958	18.6	68
30–39	43 313	18.4	55	48 362	14.5	43
40–49	27 885	23.1	67	31 076	13.1	38
50–59	13 767	24.1	71	18 093	11.3	32
60+	9791	44.4	112	15 623	17.3	41