Egypt - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Egypt was 56.90 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 57.60 in 2008, while its lowest value was 22.40 in 1975.

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
1975 22.40
1980 29.70
1984 28.70
1988 35.50
1989 35.50
1991 44.30
1992 44.80
1993 44.80
1995 45.50
1996 45.50
1997 51.80
1998 51.80
2000 53.90
2003 56.60
2005 56.50
2008 57.60
2014 56.90

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Egypt was 58.50 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 60.30 in 2008, while its lowest value was 24.90 in 1975.

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
1975 24.90
1980 31.40
1984 30.30
1988 37.80
1989 37.80
1991 47.60
1992 47.10
1993 47.10
1995 47.90
1996 47.90
1997 54.50
1998 54.50
2000 56.10
2003 60.00
2005 59.20
2008 60.30
2014 58.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health