Kenya - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Kenya was 56.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 62.40 in 2015, while its lowest value was 4.40 in 1978.

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
1978 4.40
1984 9.70
1989 17.90
1993 27.30
1998 31.50
2003 31.50
2009 39.40
2014 53.20
2015 62.40
2016 59.80
2017 59.00
2018 60.70
2019 56.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Kenya was 59.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 64.70 in 2015, while its lowest value was 7.00 in 1978.

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
1978 7.00
1984 17.00
1989 26.90
1993 32.70
1998 39.00
2003 39.30
2009 45.50
2014 58.00
2015 64.70
2016 61.60
2017 60.60
2018 62.80
2019 59.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health