Tanzania - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Tanzania was 32.00 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 32.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 6.60 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 6.60
1994 13.10
1996 13.30
1999 16.90
2004 23.40
2005 20.00
2010 27.40
2016 32.00

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Tanzania was 38.40 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 38.40 in 2016, while its lowest value was 10.40 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 10.40
1994 20.40
1996 18.40
1999 25.40
2004 28.20
2005 26.40
2010 34.40
2016 38.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health