Malawi - Unmet need for contraception
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)
The value for Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49) in Malawi was 18.70 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.50 in 1992 and a minimum value of 18.70 in 2016.
Definition: Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using 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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.50 |
| 2000 | 29.90 |
| 2004 | 30.30 |
| 2005 | 30.30 |
| 2010 | 26.20 |
| 2014 | 19.40 |
| 2016 | 18.70 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
