Central African Republic - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Central African Republic was 14.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 14.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.20 in 1995.

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
1995 3.20
2000 11.60
2006 10.20
2010 12.10
2011 11.30
2019 14.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Central African Republic was 17.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 27.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.80 in 1995.

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
1995 14.80
2000 27.90
2006 19.00
2010 15.20
2011 15.20
2019 17.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health