Rwanda - 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 Rwanda was 18.90 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.50 in 2005 and a minimum value of 18.90 in 2015.
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 | 38.20 |
| 2000 | 36.40 |
| 2005 | 38.50 |
| 2008 | 34.40 |
| 2010 | 20.80 |
| 2011 | 20.80 |
| 2015 | 18.90 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
