Nepal - 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 Nepal was 24.72 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.40 in 1996 and a minimum value of 23.70 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 | 27.70 |
| 1996 | 32.40 |
| 2001 | 27.80 |
| 2006 | 24.70 |
| 2011 | 27.50 |
| 2014 | 25.30 |
| 2016 | 23.70 |
| 2017 | 23.70 |
| 2019 | 24.72 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
