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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Togo was 21.40 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 21.40 in 2017, while its lowest value was 3.10 in 1988.

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.

Year	Value
1988	3.10
1998	7.00
2000	12.60
2006	11.20
2010	13.50
2014	17.30
2017	21.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Togo was 23.80 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 33.90 in 1988, while its lowest value was 15.20 in 2010.

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.

Year	Value
1988	33.90
1998	23.50
2000	25.70
2006	16.40
2010	15.20
2014	19.90
2017	23.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health