Jordan - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Jordan was 37.40 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 42.30 in 2012, while its lowest value was 17.40 in 1976.

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
1972 17.60
1976 17.40
1983 20.80
1990 26.90
1997 37.70
2002 41.20
2007 41.90
2009 42.00
2012 42.30
2018 37.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Jordan was 51.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 61.20 in 2012, while its lowest value was 25.20 in 1976.

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
1972 26.10
1976 25.20
1983 26.00
1985 26.50
1990 34.90
1997 52.60
2002 55.80
2007 56.80
2009 59.30
2012 61.20
2018 51.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health