Algeria - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Algeria was 47.90 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 55.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.30 in 1987.

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
1987 31.30
1992 42.90
1995 49.40
2000 55.00
2002 51.70
2006 53.90
2012 48.00
2013 47.90

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Algeria was 57.10 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 64.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 35.80 in 1987.

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
1987 35.80
1992 50.70
1995 56.90
2000 64.00
2002 57.00
2006 61.40
2012 55.90
2013 57.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health