Sierra Leone - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Sierra Leone was 20.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.90 in 2017, while its lowest value was 3.90 in 2000.

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
2000 3.90
2005 4.90
2008 6.70
2010 10.20
2013 15.60
2017 21.90
2019 20.90

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Sierra Leone was 21.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.50 in 2017, while its lowest value was 4.30 in 2000.

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
2000 4.30
2005 5.30
2008 8.20
2010 11.00
2013 16.60
2017 22.50
2019 21.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health