Côte d'Ivoire - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Côte d'Ivoire was 19.40 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 19.40 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.50 in 1981.

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
1981 0.50
1994 4.30
1999 7.30
2006 11.00
2012 12.50
2016 14.30
2017 19.00
2018 19.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Côte d'Ivoire was 23.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 23.70 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.90 in 1981.

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
1981 2.90
1994 11.40
1999 15.00
2006 14.60
2012 18.20
2016 15.50
2017 23.70
2018 23.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health