Zimbabwe - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Zimbabwe was 65.80 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 66.50 in 2014, while its lowest value was 26.60 in 1984.

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
1984 26.60
1988 36.10
1989 36.10
1994 42.20
1999 50.40
2006 58.40
2009 63.90
2011 57.30
2014 66.50
2015 65.80

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Zimbabwe was 66.80 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 67.00 in 2014, while its lowest value was 38.40 in 1984.

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
1984 38.40
1988 43.10
1989 43.10
1994 48.10
1999 53.50
2006 60.20
2009 64.90
2011 58.50
2014 67.00
2015 66.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health