Niger - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Niger was 10.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 18.20 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.30 in 1992.

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
1992 2.30
1998 4.60
2000 11.20
2006 5.00
2012 12.20
2015 13.20
2016 14.80
2017 18.20
2018 10.50

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Niger was 11.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 18.90 in 2017, while its lowest value was 4.40 in 1992.

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
1992 4.40
1998 8.20
2000 14.00
2006 11.20
2010 18.00
2012 13.90
2015 14.70
2016 17.00
2017 18.90
2018 11.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health