West Bank and Gaza - Contraceptive prevalence

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in West Bank and Gaza was 42.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 44.00 in 2014, while its lowest value was 30.70 in 1996.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception.

Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.

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Year Value
1996 30.70
2000 36.70
2004 37.60
2006 38.90
2007 38.90
2010 41.40
2014 44.00
2020 42.80

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in West Bank and Gaza was 57.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 57.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 45.20 in 1996.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children and Childinfo, United Nations Population Division's World Contraceptive Use, household surveys including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.

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Year Value
1996 45.20
2000 51.40
2004 50.80
2006 50.20
2007 50.20
2010 52.50
2014 57.20
2020 57.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health