Senegal - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Senegal was 25.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 26.30 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 1978.

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
1978 0.60
1986 2.40
1993 4.80
1997 8.10
1999 8.20
2005 10.30
2011 12.10
2013 16.10
2014 20.30
2015 21.20
2016 23.10
2017 26.30
2018 25.40
2019 25.50

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Senegal was 26.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 27.80 in 2017, while its lowest value was 3.90 in 1978.

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
1978 3.90
1986 11.30
1993 7.50
1997 12.90
1999 10.50
2005 11.80
2011 13.10
2013 17.80
2014 22.20
2015 23.30
2016 25.10
2017 27.80
2018 27.10
2019 26.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health