Colombia - Unmet need for contraception
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)
The value for Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49) in Colombia was 6.70 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.70 in 1990 and a minimum value of 6.70 in 2016.
Definition: Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using 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 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 13.50 |
| 1990 | 13.70 |
| 1995 | 11.40 |
| 2000 | 10.00 |
| 2005 | 8.60 |
| 2010 | 8.00 |
| 2015 | 7.00 |
| 2016 | 6.70 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
