Ghana - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Ghana was 24.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 29.10 in 2015, while its lowest value was 5.20 in 1988.

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
1980 5.50
1988 5.20
1992 7.20
1993 10.10
1994 10.10
1998 13.30
1999 13.30
2003 18.70
2006 14.00
2008 16.60
2011 24.80
2013 18.80
2014 22.20
2015 29.10
2016 26.30
2017 25.00
2018 24.30

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Ghana was 27.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 34.80 in 2015, while its lowest value was 9.50 in 1980.

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
1980 9.50
1988 12.90
1992 10.50
1993 20.30
1994 20.30
1998 22.00
1999 22.00
2003 25.20
2006 16.60
2008 23.50
2011 34.70
2013 20.20
2014 26.70
2015 34.80
2016 31.30
2017 30.80
2018 27.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health