Malawi - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Malawi was 58.10 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 58.10 in 2016, while its lowest value was 3.20 in 1984.

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
1984 3.20
1992 7.40
1996 14.40
2000 26.10
2004 28.10
2005 28.10
2006 38.60
2010 42.20
2014 57.40
2016 58.10

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Malawi was 59.20 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 59.20 in 2016, while its lowest value was 6.90 in 1984.

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
1984 6.90
1992 13.00
1996 21.90
2000 30.60
2004 32.50
2005 32.50
2006 41.00
2010 46.10
2014 58.60
2016 59.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health